Oct19 Written by:Kayle
10/19/2008 8:33 AM
I've never been one to say that things here are bad, as I've always been able to see the positive side of things. But now I can say with confidence that things here are bad. I honestly don't know how people are surviving. There is a major cash shortage so banks have a limit of how much cash you can withdraw each day. Bank lines are SO long just to your maximum allowance of cash out of the bank each day (equivalent to $1.50). Nearly all businesses are charging in foreign currency and are raising their prices to meet their needs, meaning businesses and services are now more expensive than ever (I got 3 keys copied and one key made for $70, which is outrageous for here). Many businesses are being forced to close as they just cannot operate anymore, meaning that many more people are becoming unemployed. Some businesses struggling to stay open, like a factory that makes foam for cushions, can't get the raw materials needed so are literally producing nothing each day. Products are ridiculously expensive as there is hardly anything being locally produced and everything is exported at exhorbatant prices.
The cost of living here is dramatically jumped since elections in June. People are getting paid less and less (due to inflation or due to being laid off), yet prices are going up and up. It is understandable that theft is increasing since the circumstances here are getting worse. People are losing hope...dying from starvation...struggling to survive. Things are getting bad.
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