I used to live in this beautiful country many years ago. This is an extract from a lady who still lives in that country.
Christmas in xxxxxxxx 2022 is:
The roar of generators everywhere as we run out of electricity. Farmers using 800 litres of diesel a day to irrigate crops. Power that’s off for 18 – 20 hours a day, every day. Industry that is ‘dead.’ “We are dead; we are not functional, we are not managing…. 18 hours a day of no power is not sustainable.” Water that comes out of taps once every ten days if you’re lucky. On-call doctors who sleep in their cars at the main government hospital in the capital. Hospitals with chronic shortages of basic medicines and ‘sundries’ such as cannulas, syringes, cotton wool, gloves, antiseptic, catheters, urine bags. Hospitals with leaking roofs, broken machines, patients dying from “preventable illnesses.” Farmers selling fertilizer given to them as ‘free inputs’ by the government.
Xxxxxxx is still listed in first place on the annual Inflation Dashboard at 397%, miles ahead of the next contender Venezuela (185%) and Cuba(158%).
Six months before elections when medical services are on the brink, electricity is on the brink, water supply is on the brink and we have the highest food inflation in the world, the government is giving cabinet members US$500,000 each, deputies US$350,000, MPs US$40,000 and calling it a ‘loan.’
To keep within forum rules and not to offend anyone I have intentionally left out the name of the country in question however it goes to show that the increase in inflation here in the UK is not as bad as it is in other countries where the inflation was caused by the actions of the government of the country in question unlike the UK where external forces are causing issues across the board.
If answering please try and avoid politics where possible.
Christmas in xxxxxxxx 2022 is:
The roar of generators everywhere as we run out of electricity. Farmers using 800 litres of diesel a day to irrigate crops. Power that’s off for 18 – 20 hours a day, every day. Industry that is ‘dead.’ “We are dead; we are not functional, we are not managing…. 18 hours a day of no power is not sustainable.” Water that comes out of taps once every ten days if you’re lucky. On-call doctors who sleep in their cars at the main government hospital in the capital. Hospitals with chronic shortages of basic medicines and ‘sundries’ such as cannulas, syringes, cotton wool, gloves, antiseptic, catheters, urine bags. Hospitals with leaking roofs, broken machines, patients dying from “preventable illnesses.” Farmers selling fertilizer given to them as ‘free inputs’ by the government.
Xxxxxxx is still listed in first place on the annual Inflation Dashboard at 397%, miles ahead of the next contender Venezuela (185%) and Cuba(158%).
Six months before elections when medical services are on the brink, electricity is on the brink, water supply is on the brink and we have the highest food inflation in the world, the government is giving cabinet members US$500,000 each, deputies US$350,000, MPs US$40,000 and calling it a ‘loan.’
To keep within forum rules and not to offend anyone I have intentionally left out the name of the country in question however it goes to show that the increase in inflation here in the UK is not as bad as it is in other countries where the inflation was caused by the actions of the government of the country in question unlike the UK where external forces are causing issues across the board.
If answering please try and avoid politics where possible.
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