Socialism is a curse that should be wished only on a hated enemy. All societies that embrace it inevitably become sick and weak.
Just a generation ago, Venezuela was a thriving, dynamic society with a robust economy.
Now, after 17 years of socialism, men die in the streets fighting over spare change. Women and children eat out of garbage cans, or hunt dogs and cats for food.
Now Venezuelans are blessed with single payer health care–distributed by the military. See here.