During the Second World War, Bolivia contributed to the Allied cause by selling its precious mineral at a tenth of its usual price. Workers' pay was slashed to almost nothing, a strike ensued, and the machine guns opened fire. Simon Patiño, owner of the business and master of the country, didn't have to pay compensation because killing by machine gun is not a workplace accident.
Los salarios obreros se redujeron a la nada, hubo huelga, las ametralladoras escupieron fuego. Simón Patiño, dueño del negocio y amo del país, no tuvo que pagar indemnizaciones, porque la matanza por metralla no es accidente de trabajo.