Mustang Ranch in History (vanity)

e-mail | Feb 15, 2009 | Unknown

[Lokibob]

The Mustang Ranch and $850 billion bail-out:

Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it.

They failed and it closed. Now, we are trusting the economy of our country and 850+ Billion Dollars to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling booze.

Now if that don't make you nervous, what does???

[Lokibob]

Sad but true.

[elpinta]

That is one great comparison!

[2banana]

Government businesses only works when the government has a monopoly, can tax any amount to make them work and you are required by law to use them. Public schools, the DMV, electricity, licenses, fire departments, etc.

[Drew68]

“Our government couldn’t make money selling booze in a whorehouse” sounds like a great bumpersticker!

[libertarian27]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_Ranch

According to Wiki (take it for what it’s worth) the government sold off the assets for tax evasion - but I do like the ballistics of that e-mail - ~FReep on~

[grey_whiskers]

Can we everyone to contact their US Congresscritter/ Senator and send this to them as an email????

Cheers!

[bray]

At least at the Ranch you got something for your $$.

Pray for America

[Political Junkie Too]

Either the ranch workers couldn't handle the OSHA requirements, or they couldn't compete with government workers.

-PJ

[Logical me]

Mustang probably went down the toilet because the Feds probably install a camera in every room. Government loves cameras, look at the red lights, and, and, and, and. Is the world getting smaller or is it my imagination.

[castlebrew]

either way, you’re scr**ed...but at least one (and it ain’t the gov’t) will give you a kiss.

[SouthTexas]

My favorite government tale!

[bray]

Well there are some things Whores won’t do.

[DPMD]

I can understand the government’s ambitions at the beginning of the Mustang Ranch experiment. It has, after all, at 535 whores, been running for 220 years the biggest cathouse in the West, and the prices just keep going up.

[NonValueAdded]

Laura mercy, that’s enough to make Miss Kitty shake her head in wonderment.

[goat granny]

Looks like they don't pay taxes...that's probably the only thing they won't do. How sweet it is, they screw the government. But alas, they got caught.

[llevrok]

At least at the Ranch you got something for your $$.

There was a better return on investment. Customers usually made deposits.

[SunkenCiv]

Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now, we are trusting the economy of our country and 850+ Billion Dollars to a pack of nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling booze.

Thanks grey_whiskers!