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In Venezuela, people pay their rent in the bank branch in cash, often from a bag hanging around the tenant's neck and spacious enough to accommodate the substan
by jll29 4y ago
In Venezuela, people pay their rent in the bank branch in cash, often from a bag hanging around the tenant's neck and spacious enough to accommodate the substantial inflation. Then a photo and fingerprints are taken from the depositor (every month!).
The capital Caracas has a tunnel, in which gangs often stop cars and shoot through the window (cost of bullet = $0.10) in order to collect any change the driver or other passengers may hold - if someone was on their way to pay the monthly rent at the bank it would be their lucky day, but if the driver had just $20 in their wallet, it's still a profit of $19.90 minus the cost of the assassin's time.
Good there are electronic standing orders in most countries.