Bailout Comedy of the Week: Deciding the Fate of American Companies on SNL

Saturday Night Live (airing on NBC) opened the show this weekend with the above financial comedy sketch. In it, President Obama has decided which American companies will continue to exist (and receive a subsidy) and which will be asked to go quietly out of business:

"My administration intends to do to every industry in this country, exactly what we are doing to the automakers. Every company will be vetted for fiscal soundness. Those judged best able to compete in the global economy will be offered a governmental subsidy. The others will be asked to cease operations at once. Hopefully, they will do so voluntarily, if not, they will be shut down by force."

Comments

[Gem Hudson:]

Or going from your rags to your riches is selling them their money worth.

Chairman Mao in his leaping forward wanted everbody making steel in their backyard furnaces but what were made in their backyard furnaces were to melt down their American made implements. Buying American made implements gave more bang for your buck.

Selling them your customers their money worth is building up wealth and wealth building is to know and if not known what you are selling, learn to know how to be free in yours and not their enterprise.

Apr 10 09:34 AM

[PainfullyAware:]

The Wit Of Irony And Satire Comes From The Grain Of Truth.

Apr 11 04:01 PM

[tradealarm:]

Big government won't work. We'll suffer 4 more years unfortunately.

Apr 13 10:44 AM