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Zimbabwe Is Down to Its Last $217
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:58 am
Posted on 1/30/13 at 8:58 am
Broke As A Joke
Don't stop reading at paragraph one... paragraph 2 is cartoonish
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There are cash-strapped governments, and there are broke governments. And then there's Zimbabwe, which, after paying last week's government salaries, has just $217 in the bank. No, we didn't forget any zeroes to the end of that figure. Zimbabwe, the country that's home to some of the world's largest plutonium and diamond reserves, is literally as rich as a 14-year-old girl after a really good birthday party. The country's finance minister admitted as much in a press conference on Tuesday. "Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 [left] in government coffers," Biti told reporters. "The government finances are in paralysis state at the present moment.We are failing to meet our targets."
Don't stop reading at paragraph one... paragraph 2 is cartoonish
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Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:02 am to Sao
That's why the prince keeps emailing me.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:08 am to Sao
I'm several times as rich as the zimbabwe government. Being semi poor never felt so good
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:10 am to oklahogjr
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I'm several times as rich as the zimbabwe government.
SECrOT rich
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:15 am to Sao
Seems to be a lot better than the negative howevermanytrillion we're sitting at.
Jk
Jk
This post was edited on 1/30/13 at 9:16 am
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:16 am to The Nino
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SECrOT rich
Pick one:
Eggs or the cash
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:40 am to Sao
Mugabe should bet that $217 on Beyonce having straight hair during the Super Bowl and double that
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:41 am to Sao
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:45 am to dallasga6
That's more money than the US goverment has to it's name.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 9:45 am to kywildcatfanone
How's that Racism working out for ya Zimbabwe?
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:32 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:That was my first thought
That's more money than the US goverment has to it's name.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 10:42 am to Sao
That is because Mugabe has all of the monies.
Posted on 1/30/13 at 11:21 am to kywildcatfanone
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That's more money than the US goverment has to it's name.
not to knitpick because i'm sure it was a joke but that's not exactly how these things work. The US has a debt problem that will eventually cause a cash problem while zimbabwe is at the point where they have a cash problem.
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