Do you realize how easily I could spend someone else’s money? No one would ever offer me such a proposal, once they realized the damage I could do. Do we actually believe that most lottery winners make wise choices with all that cash they’ve won?
If they can spend money fast, I can do it faster!
You see, I’m not talking about shopping sprees and frivolous gifts for anyone close by, no no. In the span of 24 hours, I can do substantial damage to our national debt!
The first thing I would want to do is gather up all the politicians that have any real power, but I’d do it in the middle of the night. I’m sick of tax dollars being spent on their extravagant holidays, from such hard work that they claim to be doing on behalf of the American people. I’d get them all in the office, but on their dime, not ours.
Besides, the prompt didn’t give any stipulations, as to what time my 24 hour spending should begin. If we get all the paperwork done during the night, we’ll have the whole day to spend said money. See, pretty smart, right?!
What would we be spending money on, you may be asking. Why the people, of course! My desire would be to create a nationwide trust fund, and every politician, or government worker, must fork out 10% of their annual income to fill the coffers, so to speak. No one said whose money I get to spend, right?
Said trust fund would be meant for widows, orphans, and disabled, no questions asked! If anyone of those folks come knocking, they are to be given a monthly income provided by the trust fund, equivalent to the cost of living. Why am I adding such specific rules? Haven’t you seen Pirates of the Caribbean? Balbosa was very good at taking advantage of specifics. That’s how Captain Jack got marooned on that tiny island, and more than once, I might add.
So, anyway, if there’s any money getting spent overnight, it’s got to come from somewhere. I just want to make sure we’re not spending our own money, by whomever planned on funding this party. Isn’t that how it’s done? Promise someone something special, but in the end, they have to pay the tab? I know Oprah did it, with all those ridiculous cars she gifted to her audiences.
Just sayin!
Cookies should take the sting out of that…
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