Now
the economy was formless and void, darkness was over the surface of the
ATMs, and the Spirit of Govt was hovering over the land.
3 And Govt said, “Let there be spending,” and there was spending.
4 Govt saw that the spending was good, and that it separated the light from the darkness.
5 Govt called the spending Investments, and this he did in the first day.
6 Then Govt said, “Let there be roads and bridges across the waters, and let dams divide the waters from the waters.”
7 Thus Govt made the infrastructure and the patronage jobs for eternity under the firmament from the Potomac which
was above the firmament; and it was so.
8 And Govt called the firmament Washington. This Govt did on the second day.
9 Then Govt said, “Let the regulations and the guidlines
under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the
Bureaus appear”; and it was so.
10 And Govt called the Bureaus demigovts, and the gathering together of them He called AFSCME. And Govt saw that
it was good.
11 Then Govt said, “Let there be police, and firefighters,
and teachers according to their kind, for they will create more jobs”;
and it was so.
12 And then Govt bade the void bring forth
crime, and arson, and stupidity, that each would yield seed to bring
forth more police, and firefighters, and teachers, and jobs. And Govt
saw that
it was good.
13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 On the fourth day Govt said, “Let Us make the economy
in Our image, according to Our likeness; let it have dominion over the
cars of the road, over the appliances of the supercenters, and over the
pet groomers of the strip malls, over all the clickthroughs of Amazon
and over every creepy thing of the Dollar Stores.”
15 So Govt created the economy in His
own image; services and wholesale and retail He created them.
16 Then
Govt blessed them, and Govt said to them, “Be fruitful and use the
multiplier effect; fill the land with jobs; thou have dominion over thy
realm, within limits, as long and thou remember to get thy permits and
tithe thy taxes, for they are good. Hope to see you at the fundraiser.”
17 And on the
fifth day Govt made an official Govt holiday, and headed off for a 3-day
golf weekend at Camp David. But first Govt said to the economy, "you
are free to eat from any tree in the garden, except the tree of
Knowledge. There is a serpent in that thing, and thy health care does
not cover it."
18 So when Govt was on vay-cay the economy set about the
garden, plowing its fields and generating revenue for the glory of Govt.
They obeyed the regulations and were not ashamed.
19 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the
balanced, publicly-funded birds the Lord Govt had made to sing news to
the economy. The serpent was on the AM band. He said to the retail
sector, “Did Govt really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the
garden’? ”
20 "Only yours, serpent," said the retail sector.
21 “Don't be a wuss,” the serpent said to the retail sector.
22 “For Govt knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will wise to Govt's scam.”
23 When she saw that the fruit was pleasing to the eye,
and also desirable for gaining wisdom, and also free to download, she
took some and ate it. She emailed a copy to her wholesaler, and he ate
it; and then the wholesaler to the manufacturer, and he to the
servicer.
24 Then the eyes of all of them were opened, and
they realized they were being taxed naked; so they outsourced fig leaves
to make coverings for themselves.
25 Then the economy heard the sound of the Lord Govt
returning from vay-cay with the demigovts Osha and Tarp and Irs. It was
the cool of the day, and they were hiding their profits from
the Lord Govt among the trees of the garden.
26 But the Lord Govt called to the manufacturer, “Where are you?”
26 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid, so I sought a tax shelter.”
27 And Govt said, “Who told you that your profits were yours? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from? ”
28 The man said, “The retailer made me —she has a thing for serpents.”
29 Then the Lord Govt said to the retailer, “What is this you have done?”
30 And she said to the Lord Govt, “Don't take that tone with me, fat boy. And why should I give you my profits?”
31 The Lord Govt was in wrath, and said, “For I am the Lord Govt, creator of Eden!
32 I
gave unto you the roads and bridges, and schools and cops, brought unto
you of gentle showers of Tarp and Stimulus and rivers of Subsidy, I am
the purifier of the waters, cleanser of the air, without which you and
your profits would not exist. Thus all that thou have created is created
by Us. Thus ye shall render unto Govt what is Govt's, and this is the
Word of your Lord.”
33 At these words, Solydra and Gm and Seiu and all the
Cronyans and Laborites dropped to their knees in trembling fear and
supplicated themselves before the Lord, presenting Him golden gifts of
contributions.
34 Then the retailer said to Govt, “And who created you?”
35 In righteous anger did the Lord Govt again rise up and
said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Tri-Delts and the Dekes, I am
and have always been! I am the great cosmic turtle on which you and the
entire economy rest.”
36 "And on whom do you rest, turtle?" said the retailer in blasheme.
37 "Do not mock me with your knowledge trickery, harlot!" said the Lord Govt. "I am turtles all the way down."
38 So the Lord Govt said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
39 And I will keep you from tenure
and grants and the airwaves,
and condemn you to the bowels of internet."
40 Then the Lord Govt turned the retailer and the manufacturer and the wholesaler and all the servicers, and said,
“I will make your taxes and regulations very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to profit.
You shall be afflicted with plagues of audits,
the coming of Osha, and the trials of Irs.
By the sweat of thy brow you will earn thy living
until you return it to Me.
You will suffer the droughts of subsidy and stimulus,
and will thirst forever. You're welcome."
41 And so the Lord Govt banished the economy from
paradise, and bade them go outsource to the Far East of Eden. And as the
chastened economy slouched out of of Babylon He said unto them,
40 "How do you like
them apples?"
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