Over half of young Venezuelans want to flee as economy collapses, poll finds

[Bacchus4.0]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/young-venezuelans-want-to-flee-as-economy-collapses-poll-finds

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.

[GatoGordo]

1. Most Chavistas in charge wish them gone but to send remittances.

According to Chavista logic, the fewer mouths at the teat, the more for those who remain. But at the teat is where the Chavistas want them!

The problem being, it is the achievers (young and old) who are all leaving. Engineers, electricians, teachers, doctors, nurses, entrepreneurs... so many doctors and engineers have left, that even routine healthcare and maintenance on infrastructure isn't taking place. Women give birth on donkey carts, and the electrical grid fails daily.

http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/mujer-pario-carreta-jalada-por-burro-maracaibo_217390
http://www.argusmedia.com/news/article/?id=1623839

[Bacchus4.0]

2. This was what they were proposing for all Latin America. Nt