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  • Goldman Sachs in Talks to Acquire Treasury Department

    07/19/2009 3:35:13 PM PDT · by Lorianne · 35 replies · 1,382+ views
    Borowitz Report ^ | July 16, 2009 | Andy Borowitz
    In what some on Wall Street are calling the biggest blockbuster deal in the history of the financial sector, Goldman Sachs confirmed today that it was in talks to acquire the U.S. Department of the Treasury. According to Goldman spokesperson Jonathan Hestron, the merger between Goldman and the Treasury Department is "a good fit" because "they're in the business of printing money and so are we." The Goldman spokesman said that the merger would create efficiencies for both entities: "We already have so many employees and so much money flowing back and forth, this would just streamline things." Mr. Hestron...