Belarus devalues currency and Gasp! Massive Inflation follows (or a sneak peek into the future of AmericaD

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  A visitor looks at empty shelves in a shop in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, May 23, 2011. Belarus is facing a severe downturn, with hard currency reserves plunging 20 percent in the first five months of the year to less than $4 billion, and staple foodstuffs vanishing from stores. Photo: Sergei Grits / AP
  A visitor looks at empty shelves in a shop in Minsk, Belarus,...
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  A young man counts his money outside an exchange booth in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The National Bank of Belarus devalued the national currency on Monday by 56 percent against the U.S. dollar. The official Belarusian ruble rate for May 24 has been set at 4,930 to the dollar, RIA Novosti Agency said. Photo: Sergei Grits / AP
  A young man counts his money outside an exchange booth in Minsk,...
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  Belarusian drivers wait in a queue to fill their tanks with fuel a petrol station before a price hike in Minsk, Monday, May 23, 2011. Prices of fuel will rise up to 20 percent by Tuesday, according to local media reports.

http://www.newser.com/article/d9nej3j81/belarusian-ruble-devaluation-threatens-to-cause-social-unrest-paralyze-economy.html

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Belarus-devaluation-spreads-panic-1395054.php