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The Almighty Buck Idle

Hungary's Needy Given Money to Burn 95

Knowing that ideas are a dime a dozen and eager to think outside the box, Hungary's central bank is burning old currency to help the needy. The bank has found that the 40-50 tons of currency that needs to be burned every year is a blessing in disguise for people caught between a rock and a hard place due to the extreme cold sweeping across Europe.

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Hungary's Needy Given Money to Burn

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  • Depressing (Score:5, Funny)

    by CryptDemon ( 1772622 ) on Monday February 13, 2012 @01:14PM (#39020893)
    I can't help but think of how depressed I would be with the irony if I were in this situation. I'm so poor and don't have money, but the government was kind enough to bring some to me and let me watch it burn.

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