Exhibit A -

If you want to know what happens when you have a government that 1) doesn't understand economics and 2) tries to print (money) its way out of financial probems (sort of what is happening in the U.S. right now) just take a look at Zimbabwe.

The full story can be found here -
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1039909/Is-biggest-cheque-EVER-For-Zimbabwe-1-072-418-000-000-000---2.html

What is believed to be the largest check ever written has been presented for payment in England. It is drawn on MBCA Bank in Zimbabwe. The check is for -
$1,072,418,003,000,000.00

In case you are wondering that is 1 quadrillion, 72 trillion, 3 million dollars. Zimbabwe dollars, that is.

With British experts calculating an annual inflation rate in Zimbabwe of 12,500,000% they deemed it almost impossible to determine the exact value of the check, but estimated it at "no more than a few pounds." If we assume that "a few pounds" is 10 pounds, then it is worth about $15 US.

A few days ago the government began offering $10 billion dollar notes - which isn't enough to buy a loaf of bread.

As a further example of his economic ignorance, President Robert Mugabe, "accuses businesses of unfairly increasing prices as part of a wider plot to incite people against his government and today warned companies that authorities would impose emergency measures if they continued profiteering."