This video of Venezuelan garbage men throwing away trash bags of paper money caught my attention today:
But US dollars aren’t the only alternative currency being used in Venezuela. As CNN reported yesterday, gold is another one. Maduro has taken control over gold mines and his family benefits financially. The miners who operate these mines are only allowed to do so by paying off violent gangs who are working with elements of the military that helps keep Maduro in power by helping him to skirt US sanctions.
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