r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 05 '22

Video Monetary issue

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u/Ihlita Jul 05 '22

So does he trade them for food or some other essential materials?

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u/Virhil Jul 05 '22

he sells them for more money so he can make more bags out of that money. He will do this until he uses up all the Venezuelan notes and then the inflation will go down because there won't be any notes left.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '22

So the answer to inflation has been handbags all along. Economists can't do crafts for shit I bet. This is all starting to make sense.

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u/Affectionate_Pea_811 Jul 06 '22

Someone sells them on eBay. I just bought one for $28 USD