Just change a few names and the article could be about the U.S.

Although Maduro and his supporters blame retailers for high prices, in fact government controls are responsible. As the Heritage Foundation’s “Index of Economic Freedom” reports, the nation is plagued by a corrupt legal system (characterized by bribery, fraud, and the like), routine violations of contract rights, profligate government spending, “regulatory encroachment on private businesses,” government controls of the labor market, government restrictions on trade, and constant threats of government expropriation of businesses. Oh, and the machinations of Venezuela’s central bank have pushed the rate of inflation to over 54 percent.