I believe in exchanging value for value. Mr. Maduro says that makes me a parasitic bum. Frankly, I'm amazed he even came back from his trip. Given the circumstances, I don't see that Mr. Maduro has any choice but to nationalize everything in sight and ration the loot to his friends and supporters.

In anticipation of this, anyone with a badge or a party card can be expected to grab something productive and pledge its assets and output to the Maduro regime. Venezuela then devolves into the barter zone - the ectoplasm of capitalism.