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It took two dead and a few weeks for Kim Jong Il to realize that using a currency exchange to cap wealth was probably a bad idea. Earlier this month, the North Korean leader announced a currency revaluation – without giving any warning. Paired with a currency exchange, citizens of the most isolated country on the planet would not be allowed to swap more than $40 of the old bills for the new. So, even the (relatively) wealthy would be left with $40 and piles of worthless paper. The response was surprisingly negative. And, the fact that there was a response was surprising. Normally, the regime does a solid job of preventing any significant visible disagreement. This time around, the situation was different. The country, hit hard by famines, power shortages and profoundly depressed morale, voiced its displeasure with the decision. A riot broke out in one city, leaving two killed.
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