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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6811)12/22/2007 6:24:03 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 24225
 
Hello TODers,

Probably the cheapest item in our US grocery stores is plain old salt. Remember the Morton's salt motto?

...When it rains, it pours...

latimes.com.
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Grim tales from Zimbabwe

Basic necessities like salt are in short supply, even in the capital Harare. Inflation is estimated to run between 40,000% and 90,000%. Everyone from laborers to professionals must hustle to try and make ends meet and about the only thing that seems to function properly is the government’s secret police.
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In the olden days, caravans of up to forty thousand camels, laden with salt, would cross the African deserts to trade this vital good. This info just helps to further illustrate how bad things are getting in Zimbabwe.

en.wikipedia.org

Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?
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