Fiscal Stimulus Program Announced
In line with other countries around the globe, the Government of Shalampax today announced a major fiscal stimulus program designed to stem the worldwide economic slowdown. Beginning next week, Prime Minister Manexposinghimself and his entire cabinet will initiate sizeable projects that will lavishly renovate and redecorate their apartments at government expense.
Due to stipulations in his divorce settlements, the apartments of Manexposinghimself’s fourteen ex-wives will also be refurbished to a similar level of luxury, also at government expense.
Combined, these projects are expected to create 200 person-years of new work, give or take several kickbacks. This does not include the jobs that will be created at construction-material and furnishings suppliers, give or take myriad kickbacks. Because of Shalampax’s non-existent manufacturing capacity, all supplies will be imported at an exorbitant cost.
In accordance with long-held Shalampaxian traditions, the citizens of Shalampax will be expected to look away when Manexposinghimself thrusts his hand into their pockets to fund this stimulus program.
…and no doubt the citizens will indeed look away. They will gaze into the far distances and wonder why… Idiots!
@RedRaider: Shalampaxians excel at idiocy so, yes, probably. Then again, we make so much money through the tithes that non-Shalampaxians pay to our cults … I mean, religions, that we rarely notice when the prime minister or one of his cabinet members sticks his or her hand into our pocket to extract cash. And, if it’s a member of the opposite sex, or the same sex for those who are into that, we usually welcome the gesture.
Might the good citizens of Shalampax expect a bit of personal satisfaction from a bit of “pocket pool” when Manexposinghimself thrusts his hand into their pants?
@David Life in Shalampax is usually a drag, so we appreciate any enjoyment that comes our way.
Hello, this sounds like the real world. Mancommentingthisgoodread
@rainer: Of course it sounds like the real world. It sounds like what it is. I recognize that many people would like to deny the existence of Shalampax, but that’s primarily just Shalampaxians.
So if Manexposinghimself got divorced and still has to take care of his ex-wives, does this mean they still have to come over to cook and clean for him? Seems fair, no?
@Michael He is our prime minister. He and his wives have people who do that sort of thing for them, at government expense of course.