03 Jul 08
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritterwell done. looks like paper is a scarce product in Zimbabwe..
...But You Can't Rig An Economy
How long can Zimbabwe go on now that the German company that supplies the paper for those billion-Zim dollar notes has cut off shipments to Mugabe?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/144387
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page94?oid=213457&sn=Detail
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by Sam The ShamVery sad indeed. And remember that this poor land was once a thriving economy under the control of competent people who happened to be of the wrong colour!
The paper is worth more than the money, no matter how many zeros they put on it. Sad.
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by mohoThis is the problem when you redistribute the land in the name of social justice. Zimbabwe used to be one of the few food exporters in Africa -- now look at it: It's an economic basket case where famine is a very real possibility.
Very sad indeed. And remember that this poor land was once a thriving economy under the control of competent people who happened to be of the wrong colour!
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by Sam The ShamIronically, the German company that was supplying the blank bank notes to Zimbabwe has a history of dealing with hyperinflation -- it was the same company that provided all the paper for the German government during its own battle with hyperinflation during the 1920s.
The paper is worth more than the money, no matter how many zeros they put on it. Sad.
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterUh, the problem has nothing to do with social justice.
This is the problem when you redistribute the land in the name of social justice. Zimbabwe used to be one of the few food exporters in Africa -- now look at it: It's an economic basket case where famine is a very real possibility.
You have an idiot leader. Quit bashing socialism and bash the leader instead.
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterYou have hit upon and adequately described the absolute evil of absolute "equality" when it is enforced as government policy, by an armed force of true believers. This thread contains all the information a citizen of earth needs in order to make political judgments in the twenty-first century.
This is the problem when you redistribute the land in the name of social justice. Zimbabwe used to be one of the few food exporters in Africa -- now look at it: It's an economic basket case where famine is a very real possibility.
Communism sucks. I enjoy your posts.
Liberty before Equality! For without liberty, equality is tyranny – and all people become lessened and enslaved to notions born of kindness, but made evil by zealots! svw
03 Jul 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterFamine isn't a possibility, it's happening. Has been for some time.
This is the problem when you redistribute the land in the name of social justice. Zimbabwe used to be one of the few food exporters in Africa -- now look at it: It's an economic basket case where famine is a very real possibility.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/nov/10/zimbabwe.famine