Once upon a time there was a country called USA. The people of this country were happy, privileged and content. Made lots of money working their 9-5 jobs and indulging in the finer things of life. Things like money and more money and more money.
A thousand jobs (ok it’s just a number don’t get excited), kept the economy of USA moving along at a healthy pace thus creating great fortunes for anyone lacking conscience and moral ethics. USA became known as the land of plenty for the privileged few and the land of milk and honey for the few privileged.
Then one day, the Planetary Gods miffed with the excesses and greed of the leaders of USA – also known as Wall Street Moguls (WSM) and Washington Bureaucrats (WB) - decided to punish them by sending an economic plague to destroy them.
During the first month the plague spread quickly and killed 400 jobs. The citizens of USA begun to panic. The WB’s held many meetings with the WSM’s to figure out how to stop the plague. Because they couldn’t come up with any concrete solutions, they decided to consult the Oracle of Wall Street for advice. The High Priest of the Oracle (H. Paulson) suggested a sacrifice would have to be made to appease the gods and stop the plague. The WB’s and the WSM’s – after long and serious consideration – decided that the L. Brothers (two very well known Moguls) would be an excellent choice for the offering to the gods. Although chop chop went the Brothers, the gods were not relenting. They were in no mood for appeasement.
Next month 300 more jobs were lost to the plague. The WB’s and WSM’s desperate and frustrated with their own incompetence decide to call in their most wise and affluent advisors to discuss possible options. Unfortunately, again no effective solution were found.
Finally, in a move of desperation they decide to throw billions and billions of $’s at the plague in the form of a financial stimulus, hoping to eradicate it. And of course, as in the previous two attempts, the result was failure. The job losses continue to eat away at the USA economy with no end in sight.
The third month 200 jobs succumbed to the plague, followed by 50 more jobs the month after, and 45 more the month after that. The leadership, noticing the continuous decline of job losses, came to the conclusion that the plague was in retreat and its eradication was now a matter of time. Subsequently, they began to celebrate this historic recovery with big announcements through the ministry of propaganda also known as MSM, and personal public statements issued by the new High Priest (the old one got canned) His Holiness Ben Bernanke, as well as his boss, His Highness the Anointed One Barack Obama.
The following month only 5 jobs were lost, leading the WB’s to declare through a nationally televised speech by the Anointed One, that this plague was now over and the recovery is finally upon us! Halleluiah brothers! We are saved. Praise the Lords of Wall Street and the Keepers of the W-House. However, to the surprise of the Anointed One…nobody was buying it.
A thousand jobs (ok it’s just a number don’t get excited), kept the economy of USA moving along at a healthy pace thus creating great fortunes for anyone lacking conscience and moral ethics. USA became known as the land of plenty for the privileged few and the land of milk and honey for the few privileged.
Then one day, the Planetary Gods miffed with the excesses and greed of the leaders of USA – also known as Wall Street Moguls (WSM) and Washington Bureaucrats (WB) - decided to punish them by sending an economic plague to destroy them.
During the first month the plague spread quickly and killed 400 jobs. The citizens of USA begun to panic. The WB’s held many meetings with the WSM’s to figure out how to stop the plague. Because they couldn’t come up with any concrete solutions, they decided to consult the Oracle of Wall Street for advice. The High Priest of the Oracle (H. Paulson) suggested a sacrifice would have to be made to appease the gods and stop the plague. The WB’s and the WSM’s – after long and serious consideration – decided that the L. Brothers (two very well known Moguls) would be an excellent choice for the offering to the gods. Although chop chop went the Brothers, the gods were not relenting. They were in no mood for appeasement.
Next month 300 more jobs were lost to the plague. The WB’s and WSM’s desperate and frustrated with their own incompetence decide to call in their most wise and affluent advisors to discuss possible options. Unfortunately, again no effective solution were found.
Finally, in a move of desperation they decide to throw billions and billions of $’s at the plague in the form of a financial stimulus, hoping to eradicate it. And of course, as in the previous two attempts, the result was failure. The job losses continue to eat away at the USA economy with no end in sight.
The third month 200 jobs succumbed to the plague, followed by 50 more jobs the month after, and 45 more the month after that. The leadership, noticing the continuous decline of job losses, came to the conclusion that the plague was in retreat and its eradication was now a matter of time. Subsequently, they began to celebrate this historic recovery with big announcements through the ministry of propaganda also known as MSM, and personal public statements issued by the new High Priest (the old one got canned) His Holiness Ben Bernanke, as well as his boss, His Highness the Anointed One Barack Obama.
The following month only 5 jobs were lost, leading the WB’s to declare through a nationally televised speech by the Anointed One, that this plague was now over and the recovery is finally upon us! Halleluiah brothers! We are saved. Praise the Lords of Wall Street and the Keepers of the W-House. However, to the surprise of the Anointed One…nobody was buying it.
What is the moral of the story you say? Do the math. It’s all in the numbers. When all the jobs are lost and there are no more jobs to BE lost...It's called recovery! WTF
Again This Is Not News…It’s Jungle Politics!
Again This Is Not News…It’s Jungle Politics!
From The Desk Of Dr. Politikong….Over And Out!
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