What about taking out a mortgage just to wipe your ass? Today's New York Times has the lowdown on runaway inflation in Zimbabwe:
How bad is inflation in Zimbabwe? Well, consider this: at a supermarket near the center of this tatterdemalion capital, toilet paper costs $417.When the defense of your economic status quo is basically "it's not as bad as Weimar Germany," you are in deep shit. So to speak.
No, not per roll. Four hundred seventeen Zimbabwean dollars is the value of a single two-ply sheet. A roll costs $145,750 — in American currency, about 69 cents.
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