RE: Steem account holders have transferred over $300,000 to one Venezuelan exchange since it opened at the beginning of 2018
Do not imagine that you would take the time to mention this situation. I explain from the perspective of a Venezuelan who thanks God that Steemit exists.
The average monthly salary of a Venezuelan is approximately 70,000 bolivars, although the minimum wage is 40,000 is a large number, right? but that equals about $ 3.5 per month "for this hour."
A rich country with significant social inequality, according to a study conducted in November 2018, 48% of Venezuelan households are poor, and since that time things have not improved economically.
so you have an idea, a dozen eggs cost approximately 30,000 approximately, which is approximately $ 1.5 today
but as I mentioned, an average monthly salary is equivalent to 70,000 bs.
I know that maybe for some to change Steem or Sbd to Fiat is something that is not suitable for the platform, but if it's about changing to survive, I think it's valid.
The effort made by a Venezuelan to publish is Titanic, the internet signal is not very good in many places and lately there have been failures of the national electrical system.
This system has succeeded in ending the social middle class and the poor are poorer.
I have never made a publication about my economic situation, I prefer to publish about things that make me forget what is seen day by day in the street, I think I depend on God, who is the one who provides me, it is only about moving forward with God , that is what we call faith.
I am struggling to advance my family, continue working, praying to God.
note: when I mention that "for this hour" is that last Friday $ 1 cost 16,500 bs and today costs approximately 20,500bs.
The ex-president of my country once said something pretty sound: "If you don't like France, leave it".
Why don't you leave Venezuela?
jajajajajaja as if it were easy to emigrate, when you have a family (a wife and two girls of 9 years and 3 years) when you have your own home, to live in another country in a rented house and added to xenophobia, it is not easy.
I have faith that Venezuela will be a big country and we must continue fighting to get out of this system of government, with the help of God.
I hope that people will succeed in taking down the old regime.
They cannot get passports in the vast majority of cases, @heimindanger. Cost is one reason and the rules of the country are some of the others. This is why some people walk out if they can and then become refugees somewhere.
Do you have any idea how much money it takes to get out of my country? If you don't know, don't ask that, it's a very big cost, which people don't have in their majority.
So sorry to hear about your troubles and that of your countrymen. I was following the situation there for a while and I can tell by your post here that it's only continued down the same awful path. Hopefully the people of Venezuela will soon get real relief in the form of economic freedom. It's no skin off my behind if a person in need like yourself pulls money out of this online economy and benefits from it. In fact I, and I think most of us here on Steem, feel the same way. Steem on brother.
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Totally agree.
Thank you for your comment @theonlyway
I do not envy your situation and I'm glad that Steem is helping in some way.
Your creativecoin post was really nice, I will be voting more of your work there :)