An image is going round that sums up just
how ridiculous Venezuela's economy has become. A Reddit user uploaded a picture
on Monday of a man using a 2 bolivar note to hold an empanada. According to
Venezuela's official bolivar-dollar exchange rate, the man using his money as a
napkin is wasting about $0.31 (£0.20). But on the black market, the reality is
completely different. You can get 676.88 bolivars to the dollar, according to
dolartoday.com. That means holding food with a 2 bolivar note costs the holder
less than a third of one US cent. More…
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