Thu
Jul 31 2008
09:47 am

There's a bright side to how bad we think our economy is? Last week, in Zimbabwe a loaf of bread cost more then $100 billion.

Gono [Central Bank Gov.] acted because the high rate of inflation was hampering the country's computer systems. Computers, electronic calculators and automated teller machines at Zimbabwe's banks cannot handle basic transactions in billions and trillions of dollars.

Inflation is running somewhere between 2.2 million percent and 12.5 million percent, depending on who you ask. Yikes!

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R. Neal's picture

Hah! That and five bucks

Hah! That and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Justin's picture

Its nice to know that I can

Its nice to know that I can become an overnight trillionaire if I were to move to Zimbabwe.

Hayduke's picture

Not just Zimbabwe

The News-Sentinel is already making $814 thousand equal $814 million right here.

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