Sharpie Deflation
In a move to help fight inflation, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the government will chop three zeros off new 1,000 bolivar bill so it will be worth the same as a one bolivar coin. Until the government gets around to reprinting the bills, they’ll be passing out Sharpies so Venezuelans can do it themselves. No word on what the government plans to do with all the extra zeroes.
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