One vignette among several: Standing at the door of his day job as a security guard at a pharmacy, Jonathan Marquez, 40, is tired. He has not slept well in two months, since taking a second job, driving a taxi on weekends. He said on Saturdays he used to spend time with his family, but “since I took the second job I barely see them.” Even with both salaries, he still struggles to feed his family. Marquez’s weekly paycheck of 250,000 bolívars is only enough to buy food. A bar of soap, for example, costs 200,000 bolívars.  “Either we clean … Continue reading The Endless “Riches” of Socialism