Socialism doesn't work. In Venezuela the highest-ranking colonel makes only $50 a month. Nurses recently got a raise from $1 a month to $7 a month. People are starving to death thanks to socialism.

New York Times - What a Drone Attack Says About Venezuela’s Future

Since mid-June, nurses have been on strike, protesting the salaries of less than a $1 per month. This week the government raised their wage to about $7, which still won’t go very far with the rapidly growing inflation. With a tone of irony, the nurses are demanding the same salaries as military officers. But even the highest-ranking colonel makes only around $50 a month. Mr. Maduro is at the point where he cannot pay public employees relevant salaries.