Venezuelan inflation

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Venezuelan inflation Aug 22, 2018 12:45:19 GMT -5 Tennesseer likes this

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Post by chiver78 on Aug 22, 2018 12:45:19 GMT -5

this was an eye-opening slideshow... link

Banks closed Monday in Venezuela as they prepared to release the "sovereign bolivar," a new currency printed with five fewer zeroes in a bid to tame soaring inflation.

Here are a few pictures that illustrate the limited purchasing power of the old bolivar.

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chapeau Well-Known Member Joined: Jan 17, 2013 10:50:04 GMT -5 Posts: 1,649	Venezuelan inflation Aug 22, 2018 14:49:46 GMT -5 via mobile NoNamePerson, bean29, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chapeau on Aug 22, 2018 14:49:46 GMT -5 Ok, I can’t help it. It’s my inner 12 year old boy... Wouldn’t it make more sense not to buy the toilet paper?
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chiver78 Administrator Current Events Admin Joined: Dec 20, 2010 13:04:45 GMT -5 Posts: 38,622	Venezuelan inflation Aug 22, 2018 14:53:48 GMT -5 chapeau likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chiver78 on Aug 22, 2018 14:53:48 GMT -5
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NoNamePerson Distinguished Associate Is There Anybody OUT There? Joined: Dec 17, 2010 17:03:17 GMT -5 Posts: 25,742 Location: WITNESS PROTECTION	Venezuelan inflation Aug 22, 2018 16:25:25 GMT -5 chapeau likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 22, 2018 16:25:25 GMT -5 And skip that big ass chicken that looks like it has been raised on radioactive feed. Use some of that money to buy TP or use in place of TP as suggested by chapeau.
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Venezuelan inflation Aug 22, 2018 18:59:12 GMT -5 chiver78, zibazinski, and 3 more like this

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Post by Bonny on Aug 22, 2018 18:59:12 GMT -5

Harkins back to the pictures of people using wheelbarrows of cash to buy bread before Hitler came to power.

Not hard to figure out why people chose Hitler when they were under that much economic stress.

Scary situation. I feel for the people.

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