A billion Zimbabwe dollars = 10 U.S. cents.Why is this happening? Mostly because the leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, is one of the most evil human beings alive on the face of this planet. He has tortured and stolen so much of his country that he's left to simply printing money over and over again. He's not just your garden variety absolute dictator but, instead, one with an especially evil proclivity for killing those who disagree with him.
This should put an end to ridiculous talk of hyperinflation in the U.S., but it won't.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
And You Thought Our Inflation...
...was getting bad. Just check out Zimbabwe's record-setting inflation: