Times in the U.S. and around the world can be pretty scarey. Oil is expensive, food is expensive and how we might afford things in the future is uncertain. However, when I read arcticles like this, it is a reminder to me that as bad as things are, we are still in a different stratosphere then many other people. In the picture you can see the 500 million-dollar-note in Zimbabwee. They just added a 100 billion-dollar-note to keep up with their 2.2 million percent inflation. 80% of their population lives below the poverty line and they have shortages of basic goods. Puts it in perspective, no?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Who wants to be a billionaire?
Times in the U.S. and around the world can be pretty scarey. Oil is expensive, food is expensive and how we might afford things in the future is uncertain. However, when I read arcticles like this, it is a reminder to me that as bad as things are, we are still in a different stratosphere then many other people. In the picture you can see the 500 million-dollar-note in Zimbabwee. They just added a 100 billion-dollar-note to keep up with their 2.2 million percent inflation. 80% of their population lives below the poverty line and they have shortages of basic goods. Puts it in perspective, no?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment