The infrastructure, institutions and social fabric of Venezuela are deteriorating, and people realize the Chavez government has been the problem, not the solution.

Repressive regimes do not endure change willingly - and Venezuela is no exception.

The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system, which is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

I've never been one to tear the social fabric.

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.