How the Hell Did Zimbabwe End Up with Just $217 in the Bank?
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I once found $200 on the floor of a gas station. If I'd known that made me richer than a country, I wouldn't have been so bummed about having to spend it all on tax debts.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2023-06-25 21:31:05+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: In 2013, after Zimbabwe finished paying the salaries of public workers, the government had only $217 in the entire country’s bank balance due to decades of financial mismanagement and 231 million % inflation rate. The value equates to 1 .25 carat diamond.