Of the 11 cookies the CEO took, 6 were used to pay expenses including payroll. Of the 5 remaining 2 were used for investment in future projects. Of the 3 cookies remaining 1 went to cover compliance with new federally mandated pollution requirements. These were updates from those issued only 5 years ago. Of the 2 cookies remaining one half of one cookie was issued to the stockholders as dividends. The CEO has been considering doing away with the dividend. Of the remaining 1 1/2 cookies 35% went to the Federal Govt in taxes and 5% more in accumulated state taxes for the various production sites. That leaves .9 cookies for profit.
The cookie lying on the table for the tea party or the union was snapped up by the union. The head of the union then asked the CEO for his share of the CEO’s cookies in benefits and pay. He also said he was going to strike for more cookies next year if the CEO didn’t share even more of the cookies.
The CEO is thinking about relocating overseas. The tea party guy is pissed because he contributed all the damn cookies in the first place by buying the company’s union made products.
This one is the best thus far.
It’s not mean spirited and it’s a nice retort.
Excellent retort! Spot on.
Yep - that’s good, and in the direction I was thinking.
Oh, and if the Tea Party guy didn’t like it, he would quit and work for the competitor or start his own firm. OTOH, if the Union guy took them and the CEO raised an eyebrow it would be “We’ll go on strike!!”
That is straight up reality there. You have been listening to Andrew Wilkow haven’t you.