it is a situation where multiple actors play a fundamental role in the current situation, but to believe that the current state of Venezuela is a direct consequence of the United States and the CIA is a sign of ignorance of years of corruption and misappropriation of state funds, product of being the country with the largest oil reserves in the world.

designed and perpetrated by those who seek only equality under the yoke of oppression.

Maduro is the cause of thousands of deaths, the immigration of more than 6 million people, corruption and the misappropriation of more than 40 billion dollars as a result of schemes such as that of :

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caso_PDVSA-Cripto

but No, it is the fault of the United States.

in addition to that we should add the total control of public institutions creating a state of impunity where the sense and duty of justice is practically nonexistent.

I totally agree the so called Welfare State only works as long as there is money to subsidize, but when corruption takes over all the institutions the system will always fail.