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| Zimbabwe white farmers: $9bn compensation falls short (video) |
| 2019-01-05 |
| [Aljazeera] The government redistributed land to black people in the 1980s to alter the ethnic balance of land ownership. In Zimbabwe, white farmers who lost everything in a government policy to redistribute land to black people say compensation plans fall far short of what's needed. They're sceptical about ever seeing any money from the cash-strapped government. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 #4 sounds like it should be a comment on Bernie's and occasional cortex's economics. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2019-01-05 19:37 |
| #4 The final redenomination produced the "fourth dollar" (ZWL), which was worth 10^25 ZWD (first dollars). Grains of sand on all the earth's beaches: ~5x10^21 |
| Posted by: Flolutle Thrinenter3597 2019-01-05 16:28 |
| #3 The Zimbabwe dollar is not accepted as spendable currency. See wikipedia. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-01-05 12:56 |
| #2 What is 9 billion Zimbabwean dollars worth? Like a coke and bag of chips. |
| Posted by: Chris 2019-01-05 08:11 |
| #1 Hat tip to Aljazeera for this shocking 56 word exposé. But news you'll likely not see in the western media. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-05 04:29 |