He Lived Under Socialism in Venezuela. That’s Why He’ll Never Support It.

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🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Andres Guilarte is a university student who lived in Venezuela under a democratically elected socialist regime.

Guilarte says food shortages were a daily occurrence.

Venezuelans also endure massive blackouts, political persecution, and a lack of access to health care due to the socialist government.

Guilarte joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his experiences of living in socialist Venezuela.

"Living in Venezuela is way worse than people might think that they see in the news, or maybe on documentaries," he says.

"You just picture that you start convincing yourself that maybe eating three times a day is not necessary, and that the quality of the food that you have to eat probably is not that one that you expect it to be," he added. "So, you have to get used to, like I was when I was in college, that if I had that breakfast, most likely I didn't have lunch. If I had lunch, it's because I skipped breakfast."

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, April 7th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.0	And I'm Rachel Tultudis. Andrea Ski-Lockday is the university student who lived in Venezuela under
0:15.5	a democratically elected socialist regime. He joins the Daily Signal Podcast to share what
0:20.7	socialism and action looks like and what he personally experienced living under socialism.
0:26.4	And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a
0:31.2	five-star rating on Apple podcasts and encourage others to subscribe. Now on to our top news.
0:46.3	The Senate Parliamentarian announced Monday that Senate budget rules allow the process
0:52.0	called reconciliation to take place more than once in a fiscal year. In other words,
0:58.2	Democrats can pass another budget bill without any GOP support. Senate Democrats now have a path
1:06.0	to pass new spending legislation with only 51 votes instead of the usual two-thirds majority.
1:13.4	Democrats use budget reconciliation to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package
1:21.5	earlier this year. It appears that Senate Democrats could now approve a budget resolution
1:27.6	for the 2022 fiscal year that would support Biden's infrastructure agenda and also revise the
1:34.9	fiscal 2021 budget. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York,
1:41.6	said Monday, while no decisions have been made on a legislative path forward,
1:46.8	the parliamentarian's opinion is an important step forward that this key pathway is available
1:52.7	to Democrats if needed. A 38-year-old Navy medic is believed to have shot and wounded two people
1:59.1	Tuesday morning at a business park in Frederick, Maryland. The Navy tweeted,
2:03.7	the US Navy can confirm there is an active shooter incident at Fort Detrick, Maryland involving
2:08.8	US Navy sailors. The shooter, a Navy hospital corpsman, is deceased. We will continue to update
2:15.1	with additional details as the situation evolves.
2:18.9	President Biden has moved up a goal for when all American adults are eligible to be vaccinated.
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