<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Abbott and Costello Go to&nbsp;Washington]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I think Peter Kirsanow <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDI4YTBkZGU3NGM5ZjQ3MWNjOWM0NmUzMDQ0ZWRiYTg=" target="_blank">has it about right</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Abbott: The economy&#8217;s a wreck. People have a lot less money now then they did three months ago.</p>
<p>Costello: No problem. The federal government&#8217;s going to spend $1 trillion  to put more money in our pockets.</p>
<p>Abbott: But the government doesn&#8217;t have any money either. The federal deficit&#8217;s already  around $1 trillion. And the federal debt&#8217;s around $11 trillion.</p>
<p>Costello: No problem. The government will use tax money.</p>
<p>Abbott: But that&#8217;s our money in the first place. And we don&#8217;t have any more money.</p></blockquote>
<p>Read the whole thing.</p>
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