This article was first published on the 23rd of June, 2020 by Patrick Carpen.
Last updated: June 23, 2020 at 16:28 pm
The following story was sent to us by one of our correspondents in Venezuela. It was written by a Venezuelan citizen. It describes the declining quality of life in Venezuela that started as early as 2008 after the United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela on the basis of a electoral fraud and a dictator government.
The Venezuelan currency has since undergone hyperinflation. In fact, to reduce the number of notes needed for a transaction, the Venezuelan government has renamed the currency several times. At present, 1 million Venezuelan “dollars” is equal to just 5 US dollars.
At the time of this writing, Venezuela has over 300 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, yet Venezuela also suffers from a fuel shortage. Reports are that Venezuela is heavily indebted to Russia and China – two countries that have reportedly been draining the country of its resources – especially gold.
Bear in mind that despite the suffering of the Venezuelan people, dictator president Nicolas Maduro continues hold the country at ransom and refuses to step down.
The Declining Quality of Life in Venezuela
The quality of life of Venezuelans has declined rapidly. At the beginning of the first trimester of the year we found ourselves with a bigger problem than we already had, despite the fact that we cannot forget how expensive it has become to live in Venezuela.
Most food is no longer scarce, but its high cost makes it difficult for Venezuelan families to obtain, as is medicine. Hyperinflation seems to be here to stay and who knows until when? Further, it becomes more and more difficult for Venezuelans to earn a decent income each day.
Our quality of life is not only related to a fundamental human right but also to all aspects that have to do with the daily life of any citizen. The failure of basic services such as water, gas, electricity and gasoline, the decrease in the ability to obtain other things outside of medicine and food, personal insecurity and violence are worryingly exacerbated.
The Venezuelan has been forced to reduce his spaces and even personal property in common use every day in order to survive in a country that is increasingly showing an uncertain future. Faced with this harsh reality, of course, the logical and inevitable question: is there a quality of life in Venezuela? It is obvious that we have already entered a breaking point and no answer or solution is outlined.
So the life of the common citizen is only oriented to try to eat to survive. The minimum wage remained in the fund and even more the subsidies of the Venezuelan State to a percentage of the population, wrong policy and social control through the country’s laws that also fell short.
To conclude, our quality of life deteriorates as the days go by and survival is difficult in an anguishing way. Not only physical condition is affected, but mental health has also been impaired in Venezuelans. More and more the adequate physical, mental and social balance that must exist in a person to be considered healthy has become unattainable.
