Hyperinflation and farm taxes an open letter to a farmer in Texas
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jk co
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My best friend lives in Venezuela in a suburb. She loses power almost 3 times a week, which includes having no running water, has to get potable water at least once a week and hasn't had a car for years. She has a salary of 3USD a month as a teacher and a dishwashing sponge costs $3. A small can of tuna $9. 30 eggs cost $5. So she has stopped working of course. They (her mother and she) make 1 meal a day for the neighbor man who in exchange, drives them to get water etc. The neighbor has to wait 4 days in line sometimes for half a tank of gas. Her advice is as follows for those in the suburbs of America. -if you are in an apartment, do your best to get out. It is difficult to haul water up stairs every day. You need a ton of water for showering, flushing toilets, etc. -55 gallon barrels are great for outside but 25-30 gallon are more idea for each bathroom and kitchen. Have many buckets and recommends 10 (yes 10) of something like the coleman 5 gallon with spigot. You will need something with a spigot for tge kitchen and bathroom countertop. Make sure you have a silcock key and know where to use it within a radius of your home. -Lightbulbs and hoses being stolen from porches were the first sign of hyperinflation. That and people being visibly dirty. Have extra lightbulbs because in power outages there are surges and they break. Unplug everything you can in a power outage. -Make sure you have your children's clothes and shoes in their next sizes for a few years. Search thrift stores if need be. Women with naked children, including girls, knock on my friends door to ask for food. When you cab not afford food, clothing is unfathomable. Have 2 weeks of underwear and socks. -Get a solar generator if you can afford it. Everyone should have their own portable power bank such as a Ravpower for charging phones, tablets and a USB powered fan. This is common in Lebanon where they have experienced hyperinflation recently. It is hot in the summers so everyone has a mini fan they plug into their power bank. You can get a power bank for $19. A USB fan for $10. Rechargeable batteries and their appropriate charging ports are extremely valuable. You'll need regular ones too if power is not available to charge. -The oddest things became unavailable such as hair conditioner because people started using bar soap because couldn't afford shampoo. Then women had a major problem and needed hair conditioner. None was to be found soon and it was so valuable that women wouldn't even sell it or trade it. Most lied about even having any or kept it to themselves. -Female Sanitary pads cost 4.5 times the average monthly salary for a small pack of 20. My friends father ships them to her. She tells me that if women had an option to have maxi pads or eat, they will take the maxi pads. Stock up. -A stark contrast from the US is we walk around with our cell phones and hold them in public. They would not dare do that in Venezuela because it would get stolen immediately. I sent my friend a thermos and she is afraid to take it out in public because she says there's a 50% chance it'll get stolen. Imported items are extremely unattainable and valuable. -Thermos's and cold water jugs will be very important to save you fuel each time you want to make coffee or tea in a power outage or enjoying cold water when ice is the biggest commodity. O have tested the Ozark 1 gallon jugs and they still had bits of ice 48 hours later and were ice cold 72 hours later. They are $29 at Wal mart. -My friends are unable to get a coffee maker, blender or any small appliance when one breaks. If you need one, they will never be cheaper than they are now. -When they go to the doctor, they pay them and the nurse who helps in coffee, chocolate, US dollars or food. Otherwise, doctors would never show up for the $7/month salary they are paid. -There are roadblocks with security or police guarding in some areas. You have to pay them in food or US dollars to pass through. Any ready made food would be accepted, sweets, cigarettes, etc. My friend was extremely excited about the long stick lighters I sent her because she hadn't seen them in years. You can get these at the dollar tree. Lighters are valuable. All kinds. -Because of people asking for things, I thought this might be a struggle for me as a single mom with wanting to help but not necessarily wanting to part with my some items so I spent a couple hundred dollars at the dollar store buying shampoo, maxi pads, razors, bar soap, dish soap, conditioner, lighters, shower gel, matches, medicines, etc. This way I can help others and keep my better stuff. Maybe even open the item and take some out so it doesn't look like you are stocked up but rather sharing what you are using. -I want to add that when I chat with my friend, their lives revolve around water. Conversations always start with "Today I had to go get water, we had water in the pipes so we cleaned and then showered" or "My mom is pissed because I didn't notice we were low on potable water" -I will add more if I r
jk co
10 hours ago (edited)
My best friend lives in Venezuela in a suburb. She loses power almost 3 times a week, which includes having no running water, has to get potable water at least once a week and hasn't had a car for years. She has a salary of 3USD a month as a teacher and a dishwashing sponge costs $3. A small can of tuna $9. 30 eggs cost $5. So she has stopped working of course. They (her mother and she) make 1 meal a day for the neighbor man who in exchange, drives them to get water etc. The neighbor has to wait 4 days in line sometimes for half a tank of gas. Her advice is as follows for those in the suburbs of America. -if you are in an apartment, do your best to get out. It is difficult to haul water up stairs every day. You need a ton of water for showering, flushing toilets, etc. -55 gallon barrels are great for outside but 25-30 gallon are more idea for each bathroom and kitchen. Have many buckets and recommends 10 (yes 10) of something like the coleman 5 gallon with spigot. You will need something with a spigot for tge kitchen and bathroom countertop. Make sure you have a silcock key and know where to use it within a radius of your home. -Lightbulbs and hoses being stolen from porches were the first sign of hyperinflation. That and people being visibly dirty. Have extra lightbulbs because in power outages there are surges and they break. Unplug everything you can in a power outage. -Make sure you have your children's clothes and shoes in their next sizes for a few years. Search thrift stores if need be. Women with naked children, including girls, knock on my friends door to ask for food. When you cab not afford food, clothing is unfathomable. Have 2 weeks of underwear and socks. -Get a solar generator if you can afford it. Everyone should have their own portable power bank such as a Ravpower for charging phones, tablets and a USB powered fan. This is common in Lebanon where they have experienced hyperinflation recently. It is hot in the summers so everyone has a mini fan they plug into their power bank. You can get a power bank for $19. A USB fan for $10. Rechargeable batteries and their appropriate charging ports are extremely valuable. You'll need regular ones too if power is not available to charge. -The oddest things became unavailable such as hair conditioner because people started using bar soap because couldn't afford shampoo. Then women had a major problem and needed hair conditioner. None was to be found soon and it was so valuable that women wouldn't even sell it or trade it. Most lied about even having any or kept it to themselves. -Female Sanitary pads cost 4.5 times the average monthly salary for a small pack of 20. My friends father ships them to her. She tells me that if women had an option to have maxi pads or eat, they will take the maxi pads. Stock up. -A stark contrast from the US is we walk around with our cell phones and hold them in public. They would not dare do that in Venezuela because it would get stolen immediately. I sent my friend a thermos and she is afraid to take it out in public because she says there's a 50% chance it'll get stolen. Imported items are extremely unattainable and valuable. -Thermos's and cold water jugs will be very important to save you fuel each time you want to make coffee or tea in a power outage or enjoying cold water when ice is the biggest commodity. O have tested the Ozark 1 gallon jugs and they still had bits of ice 48 hours later and were ice cold 72 hours later. They are $29 at Wal mart. -My friends are unable to get a coffee maker, blender or any small appliance when one breaks. If you need one, they will never be cheaper than they are now. -When they go to the doctor, they pay them and the nurse who helps in coffee, chocolate, US dollars or food. Otherwise, doctors would never show up for the $7/month salary they are paid. -There are roadblocks with security or police guarding in some areas. You have to pay them in food or US dollars to pass through. Any ready made food would be accepted, sweets, cigarettes, etc. My friend was extremely excited about the long stick lighters I sent her because she hadn't seen them in years. You can get these at the dollar tree. Lighters are valuable. All kinds. -Because of people asking for things, I thought this might be a struggle for me as a single mom with wanting to help but not necessarily wanting to part with my some items so I spent a couple hundred dollars at the dollar store buying shampoo, maxi pads, razors, bar soap, dish soap, conditioner, lighters, shower gel, matches, medicines, etc. This way I can help others and keep my better stuff. Maybe even open the item and take some out so it doesn't look like you are stocked up but rather sharing what you are using. -I want to add that when I chat with my friend, their lives revolve around water. Conversations always start with "Today I had to go get water, we had water in the pipes so we cleaned and then showered" or "My mom is pissed because I didn't notice we were low on potable water" -I will add more if I r