Joe asks a really stupid question to a politician. The politician comes back with an answer that should scare every American to his core and most of you attack the dim plumber. The story of Joe has nothing to do with being a plumber. Do you also take the hare and the tortoise literally?

The threat of a housing bailout caused grief on this blog and now a bailout of everything is justified. I get the feeling that a lot of traffic here on piggingtons is from the “Landed Poor” that want to be poor forever. Higher taxes are stupid and government will always be wasteful.

Gandalf, you should just give money directly to your neighbor to help them out. Although they may not accept anything from you since you are an arrogant SOB with a foul mouth.