The Greek Economy is Saved

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:37

It is a slow day in a little Greek Village . The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted.



Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the €100 note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the taverna.

ctd.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:38

The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit.

The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note.

The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town.

No one produced anything. No one earned anything.

However, the whole village is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism.



And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how the bailout package works

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:39

If this is a joke

it should be in the title

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:43

Ismet - a very clever story - thanks for that

steve.sewell


Joined: 07/11/2011
Posts: 277

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:46

Certainly not clever.

steve.sewell


Joined: 07/11/2011
Posts: 277

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:49

Elko



Do you plan to leave the village now.

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 21:56

ismet

They have trialled this bailout in Greece but coming to a Euro country anywhere soon PIIGS (Portugal Italy Ireland Spain) also France as that unravels a currency built on sand shifting ones at that

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 22:07

Steve,

I am going after the one having a drink at the bar

ismet

TRNCvictim


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 1417

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 22:11

elko2



I am going after the one who has evaded his taxes

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 23:14

And the hotel owner never got a penny... :(

sporty


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 685

Message Posted:
22/12/2011 23:40

when they leave and introduce the drachma again,12/18 months away in my opinion,their national currency will lose 50/60% of its value,i recently read in a report. So hold off on buying property in greece for a while and you'll get one half price. Just make sure you pay your taxes though,further info at http://www.carpetbaggers.com or http://www.cookedyourbooks4euentry,com. :(

steve.sewell


Joined: 07/11/2011
Posts: 277

Message Posted:
23/12/2011 00:41

elko



I hope your not drinking on the job.