[Post Toasties]

Zimbabwe’s where 0bama needs to take his ‘hope’ and change.

[Squawk 8888]

I guess “Hope and Change” didn’t work out in that part of the world either.

[ozzymandus]

Re-elect Obama and this is what we’ll get here.

[Former Proud Canadian]

I knew that some countries used the US dollar as the "local" currency but I was somewhat astounded that Wiki lists 20 countries and territories that use the dollar exclusively or allow it to circulate with other, sometimes local, currencies.

Some of these countries are small island territories for whom using the US dollar makes sense. These include Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands and others.

But there are some large countries that rely on Washington for their currency and monetary policy. Some are friends, many are foes. Vietnam, Ecuador, Panama, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Haiti, El Salvador, Lebanon, Nicaragua and many others use the US dollar. Total population of these countries approaches 170,000,000. Amazing.

[null and void]

It costs $2 to ship a $1’s worth of coins?

Guys? What?

[bgill]

They can’t afford bus fare but still want their cell phones?