They Tell Fairy Tales - Why Can't I

Once upon a time there was a family named Argggh. Mr. Argggh was an insurance executive. He wasn't an honest or fair minded insurance executive. He was a greedy insurance executive. He was in fact - the antithesis to Robin Hood of rob from the rich give to the poor fame.

He controlled pension money and invested it. He wasn't a very good investor either. The people who worked for his insurance company had pension money. Poof! Now they don't.

Poor Mr. Argggh. How much investment money did he lose? No math skills huh? Maybe you can grow up to be an executive and handle other people's money too.

Daddy government did feel sorry for Mr. Argggh and his family who now have to get by on only a million a month. Daddy government helped him out. But Daddy government didn't know that Mr.Argggh hadn't had his vacation yet. After saying a polite thank you - Mr. Argggh and his company executives (also without honor or math skills) took a vacation - on government money in the amount of $400,000. What they couldn't find a Motel 6?

See the jobs. See the jobs people are losing. See the jobs. See the jobs the insurance executives are keeping and scraping by on only a million a month with. They know how to overcome the tragic economic situation. They don't use their own golden parachute money to go on vacation. They use bail out money. It seems sensible to them since - Daddy government will always come through to bail them out.

Once upon the same time there was a family named Sucker. Mr. Sucker was a an office manager in the same insurance company. He was an honest office manager. He was not a Robin Hood since he was too honest to steal from anybody.

Mr. Sucker entrusted his pension money to the insurance company. Mr. Sucker was a thrifty office manager. He saved and saved for his retirement. He had amassed what was to him a lot of cash. Poof! Now it's gone.

Daddy government still required him to pay taxes each payday. Mr. Sucker got by in spite of the rising cost of living. He had excellent math skills. No wonder he had less money than Mr. Argggh. The government was a reverse Robin Hood to him. His excellent math skills told him he couldn't afford a vacation. Mr. Sucker knew since his money was depleted he should skip a vacation this year.

He didn't whine to Daddy government to bail him out. "Boo hoo, I've lost my life savings and need a vacation."

He didn't take a vacation and send the bill to Daddy government.

See the jobs. See the people who are losing the jobs. See the insurance company executives who are keeping the jobs. Theorize. Theorize as to who Daddy government should give a helping hand to. Then theorize as to who Daddy government WILL give a helping hand to.

These filthy rich insurance executives should be lined up in front of a firing squad and shot for treason for using bail out money (which will be financed by people like Mr. Sucker) to take a $400,000 vacation (AKA retreat). The entire country is in a state of panic because of them and others like them. They must be overwhelmed with shame. It must be they needed a vacation to sooth their shame.

Perhaps this time - they will get TWO slaps on the wrist...