If you have something of worth but don't want to play ball... it's going to be hard to keep control of your own country. Sad to see the economy fall apart like that, no matter who is running a country or not we shouldn't wish for the masses to be unable to purchase food or basic necessities and have their savings evaporate like that. Although I never think it's a great idea to sell gasoline or oil at a subsidy, now that's just bad for the environment.