Posted on 05/31/2008 11:38:47 PM PDT by drbasketball
At the present rate of depreciation, the Zimbabwe dollar will hit a billion to one US dollar within the next day or so.
Try looking at the numbers: US$1 = Z$1 000 000 000. But remember that Zimbabwe slashed three zeros off the currency in August 2006, so based on the pre-2006 Zimbabawe dollar, the numbers are even worse: US$1 = Z$1 000 000 000 000...
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaleconomist.com ...
I wonder what $100 would get you in Zimbabwe...
Killed.
How are the “economic stimulus” payments much different than Mugabe’s million dollar bills, I wonder?
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