One Cross of Gold, Coming Up

[Joanne98]

These are polarized times, but one thing everyone agrees on is that it sure is great when government makes a profit.

Supporters of President Obama like to point to recent TARP-loan payoffs, plus interest, as an example of federal success. His opponents, by and large, have long held that government should be run like a business; their former leader, George W. Bush, once announced that "government should be market-based."

It is a terrible idea. Were the government actually to begin understanding itself as a market-based, profit-maximizing enterprise, determined to bring down the deficit by whatever means present themselves, can there be any doubt what it would do?

It would sell gold. Oh, it would sell lots of gold. It would put Fort Knox on eBay. Mr. Obama could film the TV commercials.

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[T Wolf]

1. I think a better plan would be to sell one (or more) of the red states to a foreign

country.

A good fit would be one of the anti-labor southern states where workers have no protections. Slave-wage countries like China would be interested, I think.

[Joanne98]

2. Great idea. lol

[provis99]

3. heck, I'd give Texas away for free to the Mexicans!

But I think the Mexicans are too smart to want it back. Oh, well.

[T Wolf]

4. But they could just take the oil and turn it into (more of) a desert - just like the ME.

They would need to learn to treat "taken" territory like we do - exploit it to the max, abuse the locals, and trash its topography.

Come on - if the good ol' USofA can do it, anyone can.

[JDPriestly]

5. I'm with you. Let's start with Alabama. (Joking of course)