Everybody go have a laugh at this moron

arch_8ngel

http://thereformedbroker.com/2009/01/13/the-quesadilla-that-changed-my-mind-about-the-bailout


EDIT:  changed the link to go to the top of the "story"

Nirvana

lol

xARSEFACEx

Making a complete ass out of yourself on the internet for all to see- Priceless.

DestructoDisk

I dont see how this changes the validity of the article. If the guy isnt using his name, and hes just ordering one meal.. He says "Citi Group" . To me that would imply that it is on a company credit card, or expendature. It would seem Citi Group is still paying for his meal, or should I say, the American peoples are paying for his meals. The magic password thing is slightly off, but the message in this blog still holds strong.

dangevin

He neglects to take a step back and mention, that if he truly doesn't like the misuse of his tax dollars, he can pack up his ivory tower and leave, instead of just shouting out the window at the neighbors.

burdger

but it's so much more fun to shout at the neighbors

DestructoDisk

Well Dan I must say the great thing about this country, is your allowed to voice your opinion when you think something is wrong. If we just let the government walk around and do what ever it wanted, and think stuff like "if you dont like it here then get out", this country would be a shithole. This country is nice, because the people have a voice, and make it nice. I could say the same thing back.. If you dont like living in a place where people can voice their opinion, then move to Cuba. I dont have any arguement against the bailouts, because I dont see it wrong or right, either way we are fing ourselves. I do see a problem however with me paying for someones lunch that makes a minimum of 4x my salary. I probly couldnt even afford to buy my own food at that place, but im forced by the governemnt to buy someone wealthier than me lunch?

arch_8ngel

Well, my opinion is that this guy is a doofus for having his first thought be that the guy was getting a free lunch, when there are so many viable (and probable) other explanations.



Even IF it was being charged to his company...it would more than likely be because it was part of his compensation plan. That is no different than if they'd simply hired him for an extra couple hundred bucks a month. I doubt that's the ACTUAL explanation of events...but even if it was I don't have a problem with people receiving the compensation that was agreed to when they were hired.



It's just ridiculous that the guy is making a big stink about what probably equates to < 1% of his total compensation.

jonebone

Originally posted by: dragonlunch

Well Dan I must say the great thing about this country, is your allowed to voice your opinion when you think something is wrong. If we just let the government walk around and do what ever it wanted, and think stuff like "if you dont like it here then get out", this country would be a shithole. This country is nice, because the people have a voice, and make it nice. I could say the same thing back.. If you dont like living in a place where people can voice their opinion, then move to Cuba. I dont have any arguement against the bailouts, because I dont see it wrong or right, either way we are fing ourselves. I do see a problem however with me paying for someones lunch that makes a minimum of 4x my salary. I probly couldnt even afford to buy my own food at that place, but im forced by the governemnt to buy someone wealthier than me lunch?

And that's the problem.

The quicker we hit rock bottom, the quicker the economy can rebound.

By bailing them out, we are just prolonging the pain and turning a 2-3 year recession into a decade long problem.  Or we could just let them fail and restructure like any usual business... and then they'd return to making profits much faster.

DestructoDisk

Originally posted by: jonebone


The quicker we hit rock bottom, the quicker the economy can rebound.

By bailing them out, we are just prolonging the pain and turning a 2-3 year recession into a decade long problem.  Or we could just let them fail and restructure like any usual business... and then they'd return to making profits much faster.

I can definatly see that side of the coin.. thats why im undecided on this issue.

And Arch.. yea that was pretty funny. As if some unrelated type of establishment such as a restuarant, would just be handing out free lunches to down on their luck companies. Was just saying tho, he had a point, even if he was totally off on magic passwords.. ha

arch_8ngel

Yeah, I'm not on his case for having a problem with the bailouts at all.



But reading the article and his responses to comments, it's obvious that he believes there to be some great conspiracy afoot.

A tasty conspiracy that includes free quesadillas.









On the merits of bailouts, though...right now I simply view it as the tax I have to pay to keep the unwashed masses from rioting in the streets. It's a rather tolerable alternative, actually.