[FatherofFive]

each petro token, which is not in circulation yet, would be backed by a barrel of the state's national petroleum

Why don't they just sell the oil? Oh, they can't. Their talent has fled, assets being seized.

But the people are happy. They are all millionaires and have all lost weight. Many are on vacation in neighboring countries.

[aloppoct]

My wife is from there. They have lost almost their entire middle class (3 million),in a country that was about 32 million three years ago.