[Anyone] Fwd: The Bailout Explained

[totem at laplaza.org]

> > > Young Chuck in Montana bought a horse from a farmer For $100.
> > > The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the Next day.
> > > The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news,
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> > > horse died.'
> > > Chuck replied, 'Well, then just give me my money back.'
> > > The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I went and spent it already'
> > > Chuck said, 'Ok, then, just bring me the dead horse.'
> > > The farmer asked, 'What ya gonna do with him?'
> > > Chuck said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'
> > > The farmer said, 'You can't raffle off a dead horse!'
> > > Chuck said, 'Sure I can, Watch me. I just won't tell any body he's
> dead...'
> > > A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, 'What happened
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> > > that dead horse?'
> > > Chuck said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a
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> > > and made a profit of $998.'
> > > The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'
> > > Chuck said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.'
> > > Chuck grew up and works now for the government.
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> > > He was the one who figured out how to "Bail us out".
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