The Inflation Dragon

In Brazil, inflation is often depicted as a dragon:

Brazil humorists have a lot of fun with inflation, and the public is always skeptical of their ability to control the dragon. For some reason, inflation is often symbolized as a dragon, just as the income tax is a lion. Anyway, in the cartoon, the dragon is not impressed with the new real currency.

A high inflation rate means you go to bed with $100 in the bank (or in your pocket) and wake up with $98 or 99, and on the next day you have $96, without spending a penny (well, a centavo). It also means when you get paid, you immediately go to the market for groceries and/or stores to purchase any basic goods you may need. This page is about Brazil's battle with the evil dragon viewed though it's paper money.

That's from John Deal, an American who is clearly smitten with Brazil. Read the rest of this amusing post, and see the other links Deal has set up as well.