<p><a href="https://punchingbagpost.com/hyperinflation-destroying-venezuela/"><strong>As I wrote in a previous article</strong></a>, hyperinflation is making it nearly impossible for the people of Venezuela to buy everyday items like bread and toilet paper. ;</p>
<p>Over the past seven years, the Venezuelan bolivar has lost 99.99% of its value against the US dollar. Here&rsquo;s a comparison: In 2013, a single US dollar was worth 31.45 Venezuelan bolivars. Now it&rsquo;s worth over 10,000. ;</p>
<p>For the people of Venezuela, that means a savings of $10,000 is now worth about $30. A common item that once cost the equivalent of $2 now costs more than $600. ;</p>
<p>Millions of Venezuelans live in poverty, and ;sanitary products like toothpaste and tampons are in short supply.</p>
<p>Despite three minimum wage hikes so far this year, the Venezuelan minimum wage is equivalent to less than $6 per month. As reported by ;<em>Breitbart</em> ;last week, a Venezuelan woman earning minimum wage would need to save up ten days&rsquo; worth of her salary just to get her hair cut.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Us Venezuelans like to keep ourselves orderly, keeping our nails and toes painted and our hair well cut, we consider it part of our personal hygiene,&rdquo; says a Venezuelan woman named Mariana. &ldquo;In the past, I could go to the beauty parlor regularly, but now I have to do it myself as I could never be seen with gray hairs.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;You have to prioritize your spending,&rdquo; says another woman. &ldquo;But there are times when I simply do not have enough money.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Less fortunate Venezuelans skip meals to feed their children. Others perish of preventable diseases because hospitals can&rsquo;t get their hands on essential supplies like antibiotics.</p>
<p>A report on living conditions in May showed that up to 75% of the country&rsquo;s population unintentionally lost an average of 19 pounds during the past year. ;They&rsquo;re calling it &ldquo;the Maduro diet.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Speaking of Maduro, the dictator president is facing growing political outrage following a power grab that will change the country&#8217;s constitution and give him even more control over the suffering populace.</p>