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Terry Carl

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73 total appearances

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Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

And my horse was rearing and screaming and somebody was screaming at me, Anaconda, Anaconda.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

And I thought Anaconda was the name of a copper company.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

So I missed exactly what was going on.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

And this big inner tube was in fact the biggest snake I've ever seen and most dangerous snake I've ever seen in my entire life.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

If you were going to be a construction company, the cost of building a house, you would probably ask for three times from the government the cost of what it really cost.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

It's a system of distribution.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

That's why I knew it was going to come apart, because this game doesn't last forever.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

I call it the political resource curse because a resource doesn't have a curse.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

It's just black, viscous stuff.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

You know, it's just a liquid.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

It doesn't have a curse or a blessing.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

It's how you use it.

Planet Money
Chevron, Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty

And that is about human beings.

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