Cardboard: It's What's For Dinner

Venezuela's currency now worth so little shopkeepers weigh vast piles of notes instead of counting them

Ah, socialism! That's so much better than being a wealthy oil country like they were before the socialists seized power. I mean, who needs to eat, right?

Standard-size wallets have become all but useless in the socialist South American state. Instead, many people stuff huge volumes of cash into handbags, money belts, or backpacks, in scenes analysts have said are suggestive of "runaway" inflation.

Jesus Casique, a consulting firm director, told the news site that although weighing cash was not ubiquitious, it was indicative of a financial crisis. “When they start weighing cash, it’s a sign of runaway inflation,” he said.

Well, thank God for analysts and consultants! Never woulda divined that one on my own. Hey there Capitán Obvioso, you got any more brilliant observations? Like maybe "Sun predicted to rise in east tomorrow"?

Mr Maduro, who has largely continued the socialist policies of his predecessor, blamed the situation on an “economic war” waged by his opponents in the business community and in the United States. But, in a sign his government recognises the severity of the problem, he recently announced the issue of larger-denomination bills, expected in January.

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