OT: Today's Economic Recovery

[Slinky]

Economic recovery

It is a slow day in the small Minnesota town of Marshall , and 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, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to pick one for the night.

As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill to his supplier, the Farmer's Co-op.

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.

The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner.

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 now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States government is conducting business today.

[Patrick A]

[Wulfman]

I love that one, Slinky. Thanks for the chuckle.


Den

[Goofproof]

The only difference is the government prints the $100 bill on paper recycled from one dollar bills and toilet paper, at a cost of 23 cents, and applies that to the national debt. So they can do it on a much larger scale. jim

[Wulfman]

The only difference is the government prints the $100 bill on paper recycled from one dollar bills and toilet paper, at a cost of 23 cents, and applies that to the national debt. So they can do it on a much larger scale. jim

Except, China's going to shut off our supply of toilet paper pretty soon......and then things are really going to STINK.


Den

[LinkC]

We'll be in deep "doo-doo", so to speak...

[SaltLakeJan]

Slinky, your commentary on the economic recovery of the U.S. Government is , very , but true.

Jan

[Sergey45]

Nice!!

[akcpapguy]

Ha good one Slinky, I do find 1 discrepancy however, i don't think there are any hookers in Marshall, MN......spent a fair amount of time there and wasn't aware of any...LMAO

[dsm]

Ha good one Slinky, I do find 1 discrepancy however, i don't think there are any hookers in Marshall, MN......spent a fair amount of time there and wasn't aware of any...LMAO

akcpapguy
Were there just too many amateurs

Slink
Nice one

DSM

(I guess the hotel owner was willing to write off his $100 loss in the interests of town harmony )