Funny but sadly true. And no amount of stimulus can fix that. On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:59 AM, Chadd Thompson <chad...@msn.com> wrote:
> Bingo! > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Robert West > *Sent:* Friday, December 24, 2010 9:55 PM > *To:* 'WISPA General List' > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Wow- and how stimulus works > > > > Actually, the reality is, all the cash gets spent at Wal-Mart and ends up > in China. > > > > > > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *RickG > *Sent:* Friday, December 24, 2010 10:52 PM > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Wow- and how stimulus works > > > > #1: The hooker doesnt get to keep the $100 because her pimp took 90% of it. > #2: The pimp ends up blowing it on his drug habit. > #3: The drug dealer spends it on the hooker, back to the pimp, now we're > stuck in a endless loop! > > Comments: > A) The motel owner had no business stealing the $100 from the rich tourist. > B) Nobody benefits except the pimp and drug dealer so further down goes the > neighborhood and the optimism with it. > C) This is a perfect example of what is wrong with debt. > D) The ends never justify the means. > > *If that's how stimulus works, then I want no part of it! > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Chuck Profito <cprof...@cv-access.com> > wrote: > > MDK- just for you. :-} > > -----Or > > It is a slow day in the small Minnesota town of Marshall, and the streets > are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is > living on credit. > > A rich tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel, > lays a $100 bill on the desk and says he wants to inspect the rooms > upstairs > before selecting one for the night. > > 1. As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs > next door to pay his debt to the butcher. > > 2. The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt > to > the pig farmer. > > 3. The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill to his > supplier, the Farmer's Co-op. > > 4. The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to > the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to > offer her "services" on credit. > > 5. The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel > owner. > > 6. The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the > rich > traveler will not suspect anything. > > At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, states that the rooms > are > not satisfactory, picks up the $100 bill and leaves town. > > No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town > is > now out of debt and looks to the future with a lot more optimism. > > And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how Stimulus works. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > -- > -RickG > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- -RickG
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