People are desperate.

You don't rally them by confirming you plan to rob them blind.
Worse than current dictators as you want massive extra cut off the top.

There was a chance to get people who came out to vote against Maduro and went to streets until beaten back.
Help propel change for you, if you were not telling them. 
Don't bother we are literally the same people taking a bigger cut.
Life will be worse.

You give them hopelessness rather than hope, that never sparked a revolution.

Imagine the American Revolution had such a message.
We will rob you of what little the British left you, come join us and increase your suffering. 
Its compelling, no? 

There really is not a limit to depth of stupid in America.