Eventually Alex Jones will notice this story, as it is a real life manifestation of one of his fears.<\/p>\n
In order to fight the corruption and tax evasion rampant in India, the government declared 500 and 1000 rupee notes worthless. 1000 rupees is a little less than $15 – but the average income in India is only about $1,500 a year.<\/p>\n
People were given three days to spend the notes at hospitals and a few other things like train tickets, which has been extended by India Railways, probably so people are not stranded away from home.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/indian-railways-demonitisatin-currency-revamp-500-1000-currency-scrapped\/1\/808952.html<\/a><\/p>\n Indians buy lots of gold for a reason. I worked for a while for a consulting company in the Detroit area owned by a man from India who seemed to spend a lot of time at the high end mall buying stuff at the jewelry store. Burying gold in your back yard does not create wealth for your country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eventually Alex Jones will notice this story, as it is a real life manifestation of one of his fears. In order to fight the corruption and tax evasion rampant in India, the government declared 500 and 1000 rupee notes worthless. … Continue reading