Posted on 11/07/2009 2:53:31 PM PST by John Semmens
With less than half the doses estimated to be needed likely to actually be available, the government has set rules aimed at directing short supplies to those deemed most vulnerable. As expected, children and pregnant women top the publicized priority list. Unexpectedly, though, it has been disclosed that Wall Street bankers and brokers have also been allocated a share of the scarce supply.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner explained that “ordinary people can’t be expected to understand the strategic need for us to keep Wall Street up and running. Missing a single day’s trading because of the flu could cost a man millions and his firm billions in profits. These are not your average ‘Joe-six-pack’ guys making a couple hundred dollars a day that’s covered by sick leave. There’s real pain involved.”
“Besides, these Wall Street guys don’t necessarily get to keep all that money anyway,” Geithner added. “The ‘pay czar’ may be confiscating a large chunk of it. So, keeping these guys going nets more for the US Treasury.”
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Reading headline and LMAO!
This guy is hysterical! And a total looser.
Obozo taking care of the po folks as always.
I just can’t wait until those “ordinary people” can give tax-evader Geithner his walking papers.
Damn you John, you almost got me. lol
‘ordinary’ people don’t cheat on their taxes. That’s takes a ‘uniquely qualified’ person.
Can I be blamed for buying it for the first few lines??? It’s probably fake but accurate anyway! :)
The elitists over the average American ... so where does Geitner think Wall Street investment comes from? If the average Joe/jolene is sick and not working, not spending what little they have, how is the economy to survive. Oh, and yes, we do pay our taxes .....
John, it used to be I could laugh at your satire.
Now, it is too close to the truth to be considered satire.;)
Can there be better evidence that Gov’t controlled health care will result in 1) shortages and 2) rationing?
I told my kids that they should make up their own minds. They are ages 22 & 25.
I told them to do the research and think for themselves. I also told them that I didn’t trust the shot and wouldn’t get it. They both agreed with me.
Timmy the turbo tax wonder ——he is such a tool. Lordy when can we get these fools out of office????
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