In Venezuela, it takes nearly 3 monthly minimum wages to buy eats... for a day!

[GatoGordo]

Basic Family Basket reached 13 million bolivars in November
Dec 26, 2017 12:54 pm

The price of the Basic Family Basket -CBF- of November 2017 is Bs. 13,883,365.39. It increased 8,289,245.66 bolívares (46.7 minimum wages), 148.2% with respect to October 2017. 462,778.84 Bolivars per day were needed to cover its cost, more than two minimum wages each day.

The annualized variation for the period November 2017 / November 2016 is 2,123.0%, Bs. 13,258,820.61, 74.7 minimum wages (Bs. 177,507.43).

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https://www.lapatilla.com/site/2017/12/26/canasta-basica-familiar-llego-a-13-millones-de-bolivares-en-noviembre/

The monthly minimum wage is 174,000 BsF.

It costs 462,778.84 Bolivars, PER DAY to eat!

But, Maduro says this is just propaganda, courtesy of US hegemonic interests! What matters is the Revolucion! iViva la Revolucion!

[flying_wahini]

1. So how in he world are they able to stay alive and not starve?

n/t?

[VMA131Marine]

2. They are starving!

[GatoGordo]

3. Last year, the average Venezuelan adult lost nearly 20 pounds. They call it the Maduro diet.

They are starving to death. Literally.





https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/17/world/americas/venezuela-children-starving.html?mtrref=www.google.com

[GatoGordo]

4. Sacrifices must be made for the Revolucion!

Delcy Rodriguez (Head of the imposed ANC) says the problem is the "lack of willpower". Venezuelans are soft. They have forgotten how it is to sacrifice. (Even Delcy must sacrifice... she can no longer purchase Hermès silk scarves in Mexico City with US dollars!)

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2017/09/delcy-rodriguez-humanitarian-crisis-venezuela-170907060655166.html