Buying a car from Randy
I shake my head in disbelief. My gut roils with disgust. I quake in fear. All of these when it occurs to me that, yes, Americans, by and large, really are that stupid.
This one concerns the country's health care circumstance and the "debate" taking place in congress and around the nation.
Let's suppose you were in the market for a new car. There are some great deals out there. And you've $40,000 in cash to spend. You're not going to finance a dime. So let's go shopping. The first lot you stop in has some good looking and reasonably equipped models for $20,000. Feeling somewhat randy, you decide to drive up the street a ways, to see what someone else is offering. A smiling salesperson runs up to you, "Hi! My name's Randy, in the market for a car?"
While you're tempted to reply sarcastically, "No Randy - We're here to get tattooed, ya know, one that says "I'm an idiot." But being the polite person you are, you don't.
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