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Some people still crave US dollars

AlfredSokol said: "Well it's not all bad news for the buck. Teachers in Zimbabwe want to be paid in forex, in particular in [url=http://www.zimdaily.com/news/117/ARTICLE/1963/2007-08-07.html]US Dollars or South African Rands [/url] instead of the local currency[/url] [quote] The angry teachers made this new demand during a volatile two day Provincial Conference meeting of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe’s (PTUZ) Harare Province held of Friday and Saturday in the capital.[/quote] “Teachers in Harare are saying that they have been forced to buy basic commodities from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique because such basic are not available in Zimbabwe. “Consequently they want government to pay in them n foreign currency until such a time when basic commodities are readily available in the shops in Zimbabwe. However, it’s only a recommendation by one province, the national executive council is still to adopt the provincial recommendations at its next meeting”, said Majongwe.[/quote] Makes you appreciate the good old dollar, after all."

newinvestor123 said: "[QUOTE=AlfredSokol]Makes you appreciate the good old dollar, after all.[/QUOTE] Erm... Because it's only the second worst currency in the world? They would be getting paid in Euros if they knew what was going on in the FOREX markets..."

ratAphooey said: "no. the dollar isn't the second worse currency in the world. don't forget about these [url=http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3880]classics[/url]"

AlfredSokol said: "[QUOTE=newinvestor123]Erm... Because it's only the second worst currency in the world? They would be getting paid in Euros if they knew what was going on in the FOREX markets...[/QUOTE] Oh...that's right. A Ron Paul-ite. Despite your hero's crying, talk of the demise of the dollar as the [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN2959669920070630]default reserve currency[/url] has been greatly exaggerated."