• Over half of young Venezuelans, age 18-29, want to flee as economy collapses, poll finds
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[quote]More than half of young Venezuelans want to move abroad permanently, after food shortages, violence and a political crisis escalated to new extremes in 2017, according to a new survey. Once Latin America’s richest country, Venezuela’s economy is now collapsing and it is battling hyperinflation at levels unmatched anywhere else in the world. The IMF projects inflation will reach 13,000% this year and the economy will shrink 15%. For Venezuelans between 15 and 29, the crisis has escalated to a point where they have lost confidence in their home, according to a poll carried out by the US firm Gallup and shared exclusively with the Guardian. Some 53% would like to move abroad permanently. One of the most painful effects of the current crisis has been widespread hunger. In 2015, when inflation and food shortages were well below current levels, nearly 45% of Venezuelans said there were times when they were unable to afford food; in the latest study, that figure had risen to 79% – one of the highest rates in the world.[/quote] [url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/young-venezuelans-want-to-flee-as-economy-collapses-poll-finds[/url] Sounds like a refugee crisis waiting to happen.
It's crazy just how much has changed. Here in PR there was a time (around the oil crisis in the 70s) where Stores started accepting the Bolivar because of how strong the currency was and how many venezuelans used to come here to buy things. My grandparents used to tell me how beautiful of a country it was. it's very much a different world now
[QUOTE=YouWithTheFace.;53183756]It's crazy just how much has changed. Here in PR there was a time (around the oil crisis in the 70s) where Stores started accepting the Bolivar because of how strong the currency was and how many venezuelans used to come here to buy things. My grandparents used to tell me how beautiful of a country it was. it's very much a different world now[/QUOTE] The entire world has changed. Terror, cartels, corruption, and instability are the causes of that. I remember a time (during Clinton) that everything was relatively bright and okay after the fall of the ussr. It's like we traded one fear for another.
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;53184314]The entire world has changed. Terror, cartels, corruption, and instability are the causes of that. I remember a time (during Clinton) that everything was relatively bright and okay after the fall of the ussr. It's like we traded one fear for another.[/QUOTE] That fear was always there, it was just overshadowed by the threat of nuclear war.
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;53184314]The entire world has changed. Terror, cartels, corruption, and instability are the causes of that. I remember a time (during Clinton) that everything was relatively bright and okay after the fall of the ussr. It's like we traded one fear for another.[/QUOTE] [quote]after fall of the ussr[/quote] [quote]bright and okay[/quote] think you might need to expand your world view a bit there, buddy
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