Article

2007-02-17 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela to chop 3 zeros off currency bills

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2007-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, Hugo. I was just kidding when I said print more Bolivars. That really won't work. Even if you chop off a hundred zeroes, which I figure will be happening by 2009...

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-17 00:41|| 2007-02-17 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd prefer the popcorn graphic... This whole situation is just going to get better and better!

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-02-17 00:45|| 2007-02-17 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 In related news, The Venezuelan central bank is installing new PC's with 64 bit OS's.

Posted by DMFD 2007-02-17 00:57|| 2007-02-17 00:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I was just kidding when I said print more Bolivars.

Yeah, Hugo. You gotta watch that tu3031! :-)

Better luck next time!

Posted by gorb 2007-02-17 03:41|| 2007-02-17 03:41|| Front Page Top

#5 heh - wait til there's no food, the peepuls will have to just eat revolutionary fervor! for sustenance

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-17 08:18|| 2007-02-17 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Its all Bush's fault!

Posted by Democrats 2007-02-17 08:55|| 2007-02-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#7 A 1000 Bolivar coin? He's following postwar Germany's lead, I personaly have seen a million mark coin, about the size of a silver Dollar.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-17 10:52|| 2007-02-17 10:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Weird, most hyper inflationary folks make paper, not coinage, hell even aluminum or steel is worth something.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-17 13:02|| 2007-02-17 13:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Hugo better export oil to NORK, and he can import Juche, he's gonna need it.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-02-17 13:59|| 2007-02-17 13:59|| Front Page Top

#10 You know... if he used gold coins - he wouldn't have any inflation problem.

Posted by 3dc 2007-02-17 22:01|| 2007-02-17 22:01|| Front Page Top

23:43 SteveS
23:30 crazyhorse
23:26 Old Patriot
23:17 Barbara Skolaut
22:47 WolfDog
22:39 KBK
22:38 whatadeal
22:33 ryuge
22:32 USN, ret.
22:30 Chuck Simmins
22:24 USN, ret.
22:15 trailing wife
22:07 USN, ret.
22:06 trailing wife
22:01 3dc
21:59 VietVet68
21:57 trailing wife
21:56 3dc
21:54 trailing wife
21:54 Anguper Hupomosing9418
21:42 USN, ret.
21:40 USN, ret.
21:37 Anguper Hupomosing9418
21:35 USN, ret.