[Sacajaweau]

Another article said that folks are taking them to the bank to exchange them so this tidbit in the story is a farce.

[Sacajaweau]

If satellite dishes is such a big item, I would guess that they're just waiting patiently for electric services or the power shortage is pretty much of a farce. It looks like a lot of money is coming out from under the mattress.

"The Thieves of Baghdad" comes to mind.

[Smile-n-Win]

Yup, farce is the right word. :-)

It's amusing to read several paragraphs of great news describing how well a free market works--and then read about a poor whining nincompoop who is too dumb to take his bills to the bank!

I wonder if the author was aware of this effect, though...