Maduro in Venezuela is in a precarious position. The Americans have deployed warships to exert pressure, which has boosted the morale of those in Venezuela who support the opposition, and a large number of Venezuelans have started to cause trouble on the streets. In fact, even if Maduro is overthrown, Venezuela's economy will not improve. For Maduro, it's just taking the blame for the mine that Chavez left behind.
The core reason for Venezuela's poor economy is that the entire country's fate was overly bet on a single resource, oil, and during the oil boom, unsustainable social welfare and economic policies were implemented. When oil prices plummeted, the entire system collapsed.
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