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Re:Venezuela Follows India’s Example and Voids Half of Its Cash by formula_ninguna on Saturday December 17, 2016 @04:10AM (#13199958)
>So yeah if after 15 days you still have bill leftover you pretty much were into corruption, drugs, money laundering, smuggling

what would prevent those criminals to exchange their 100 VEF notes for new ones? what if they'd ask their friends to help them? or hire other people to change money of their behalf?

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Re:Venezuela Follows India’s Example and Voids Half of Its Cash by ZenoArrow on Saturday December 17, 2016 @05:11AM (#13200067)
The article suggested they closed the border with Colombia during the transition (perhaps they did this with other countries too), as the hoarded money was meant to have been held outside the country.
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Re:Venezuela Follows India’s Example and Voids Half of Its Cash by petertodd on Saturday December 17, 2016 @05:42AM (#13200125)
Why would anyone be hoarding a hyperinflationary currency?
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Re:Venezuela Follows India’s Example and Voids Half of Its Cash by ZenoArrow on Saturday December 17, 2016 @06:19AM (#13200224)
Have responded to this on another comment you made.
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