María Corina Machado
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And this was all either went for corruption, as I said, or for this kind of obscene fortunes these very few individuals have, while 86% of our population nowadays lives in poverty.
And this was all either went for corruption, as I said, or for this kind of obscene fortunes these very few individuals have, while 86% of our population nowadays lives in poverty.
The pensions in Venezuela are less than $1 a month, David.
The pensions in Venezuela are less than $1 a month, David.
$1 a month.
$1 a month.
Well, the drug business is not new.
Well, the drug business is not new.
Actually, it started before Chavez arrived, and many individuals in the military had ties to them.
Actually, it started before Chavez arrived, and many individuals in the military had ties to them.
But they realized it could be even much more, the margins are even larger than in oil.
But they realized it could be even much more, the margins are even larger than in oil.
And the greed in these individuals, in this criminal structure, is unlimited.
And the greed in these individuals, in this criminal structure, is unlimited.
It's infinite.
It's infinite.
So they not only went into drugs and drug trafficking, they went into gold smuggling,
So they not only went into drugs and drug trafficking, they went into gold smuggling,
arms swapping, even human trafficking.
arms swapping, even human trafficking.