Inflation Off the Charts

[The Magical Dunes]

first off you're not saying what you paid in tax, which is important to help us actually compare prices. second, according to this site (dunno how credible), the cheapest Big Mac meal worldwide is in Buenos Aires. Inflation might be high-ish in Argentina, but it's not "off the charts"

this stuff?

u callin the 'mac stuff buddy?

-wrong country-

this is not at all like the Weimar republic, neither is australia.

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[Hugums]

In other news, the Reichmark is no longer a valid form of currency.

Argentina, and other countries, have, in recent years, gone apestuff with their currency in circulation and, I not being an economist, don't know what the average citizen can do. I'm gonna say wait until Bisjac posts in this thread telling you to turn all of your paper money into gold and try to barter for all of your caned goods to stock your fallout shelter. Alternately, you can talk to a financial adviser on how best to ride out the stuffstorm that is the world pooping out money until you need a wheelbarrow to buy a loaf of bread, which brings me neatly back to my Reichmark joke.

[Nonnel]

stop living in second world countries

i wasn't aware argentina was a former soviet country

[The Magical Dunes]

i wasn't aware argentina was a former soviet country

Ownege from the first world to the third world ^_^

[Frankie²]

i wasn't aware argentina was a former soviet country

yeah if you take it literally it isnt but thats not what i meant, is it?
but im pretty sure you're just trying to look smart or something so w/e

[Georges]

The Big Mac Index reads $3.57 for the USA.  But they are one of those things that are constantly having sales.  At my local major league baseball stadium (St Louis Cardinals, you probably wouldn't know though), there is a row of seats called Big Mac Land.  If a home batter hits a home run into those stands, either everyone in the seats gets a free Big Mac or everyone in the stadium (~45,000-50,000 people average) gets one, forgot which way it goes.

i don't remember either, but I'd imagine everyone in BML gets one, not 45k people. :P

[Nonnel]

yeah if you take it literally it isnt but thats not what i meant, is it?
but im pretty sure you're just trying to look smart or something so w/e

i'm curious what you meant

[/Pacha]

In Romania, $1 is 3.25 RON last I checked.

Still nowhere near as bad as Argentina, though.

[Frankie²]

i'm curious what you meant

the more common definition is that 1st world is countries like the US and canada (more than they need), 2nd is countries like mexico (they have enough but thats it), and 3rd world (THEY DONT HAVE MUCH AT ALL)

[Torin0101]

Why cant it be the good kind of inflation

my old friend had that special interest
she was kinda creepy sometimes

[The Magical Dunes]

the more common definition is that 1st world is countries like the US and canada (more than they need), 2nd is countries like mexico (they have enough but thats it), and 3rd world (THEY DONT HAVE MUCH AT ALL)

thats just the three worlds concepts bent around development classifications rather than the political spheres, which the original definition was more concerned with. really the three worlds theory is obsolete in a post-soviet world imo. if you didn't want to quibble over words with nonnel you could have just said "LDC" y'know...
also i like how you seem to use mexico as an example of a happy equilibrium vs the north's excesses and the south's deprivation. what a fine goal to strive towards.

[Lockebox]

Bisjac posts in this thread telling you to turn all of your paper money into gold and try to barter for all of your caned goods to stock your

This man

where is he. He sounds actually smart

[The Magical Dunes]

This man

where is he. He sounds actually smart

man i bet you're really fun around election season.

[Candy Apple]

burn all your paper money into gold and then use it to barter for canned goods for your fallout shelter

[Nickelob Ultra]

lol argentina

move to a country that doesn't start spewing out currency and inflating itself when market leaders drag everyone into recession.