Ruble is sinking so Russia raise interest rates

[xoxoxoBruce]

I knew a guy in Lancaster County who sold used fire trucks. The Insurance Companies would force fire departments to buy new trucks by threatening to raise the insurance rates for the whole town. Anyway, because they couldn't be used in the US he'd buy them cheap, refurbish (read wash) them, and sell them mostly to South America. Swarthy Dudes would arrive with a suitcase full of cash to pay for the truck and shipping. Supposedly because none of the financial institutions (or Governments)were to be trusted.