Morales’ actions are widely supported by Bolivians, who see the so-called privatizations (or “capitalizations”) under former President Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de Lozada as a rip-off: Bolivia received only 18% of the proceeds! Bolivians wonder why investments of some $3 billion should entitle foreign investors to 82% of the country’s vast gas reserves, now estimated to be worth $250 billion.
莫拉莱斯的行动得到了玻利维亚人的广泛支持。他们把前总统桑切斯当政期间的所谓私有化（或者“资本化”）视为抢劫。玻利维亚只获得18％的收入！玻利维亚人疑惑不解，为什么大约30亿美元的投资就让外国投资者拥有该国大量天然气储备的82％，而这些储备现在估计相当于2500亿美元。尽管目前还没有完全披露回报、稽查投资的真实价值，看起来投资者们根据原有条款已经在短短四年时间里收回了全部投资。