0.1 gram of gold for a loaf of bread in Zimbabwe

Soulmate7 · 02-14-2009, 05:54 AM

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MDC activist Sam Chakaipa returns to his village in rural Zimbabwe to find his friends and neighbours starving to death, reduced to panning gold powder from the rivers to exchange for food at an exorbitant rate

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/vide...tarvation-food

oceanblue · 02-14-2009, 12:30 PM

In reality...

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NorthernSanctuary · 02-14-2009, 03:03 PM

The video is quite upsetting when you see what happens when the currency has no value.
Working a whole day for a loaf of broad; it can't happen here because .....??

02-14-2009, 12:30 PM	#2
oceanblue Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23	Re: 0.1 gram of gold for a leaf of bread in Zimbabwe In reality... http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=10345

02-14-2009, 03:03 PM	#3
NorthernSanctuary Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 698	Re: 0.1 gram of gold for a leaf of bread in Zimbabwe The video is quite upsetting when you see what happens when the currency has no value. Working a whole day for a loaf of broad; it can't happen here because .....??