VOA claims Venezuela’s Worsening Conditions Threaten Chavez Legacy. Worsening conditions ARE the Chavez Legacy.
It should be no secret to anyone that Chavez’s populist campaigns ruined the economy by spending money it did not have. Inflation is always the result of spending more than you make.
One year ago, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the death of Hugo Chavez – the socialist leader who had governed the country for 14 years – and vowed to preserve his mentor’s legacy.
Today, worsening economic conditions, soaring crime and growing protests nationwide have many questioning whether Maduro can keep the Chavista coalition together – absent the late president’s charismatic leadership.
Followers of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez took to the streets Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death. Among Chavez supporters, affection for the charismatic leader still runs high.
via Venezuela’s Worsening Conditions Threaten Chavez Legacy.
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