What did they run out of first? Venezuela cont.
Not sure how many people have been following the news but this country is giving us a view of just what happens in financial crisis be it a natural adjustment or a man made catastrophe.
There are articles all over the media about the situation and part of their sensationalism deals with what the average person can not obtain and what they have to do to find the goods/services.
Keep in mind that Venezuela is not a third world or "developing" nation. The core of their problem being a one product economy hindered by a centrally managed socialist government. As soon as the government sees a problem they jump straight in and make it worse.
What was the first thing they ran out of, months ago, Toilet paper! We had a couple of real funny threads about that situation.
Next came feminine hygiene products.
Now it is milk, meat and general food stuffs. Still available on the black market at those highly inflated prices we were discussing.
Electricity is also being rationed, using rolling blackouts, and there is no water flowing through the utility mains. That is NOT available on the black market. Due to the blackouts and water problems people are dying in the hospitals from bad sanitation.
So what should we learn from the situation without going off the deep end of reality?
Do not elect a socialist as your national leader.
You need more TP than you thought.
You need a reserve supply of feminine hygiene supplies, because this is going to happen every month.
You may not like powdered milk, flour, meal or pancake mix, but you should have plenty in storage, it makes good trade goods.
Keep extra meds in stock, the hospital is a dangerous place.
