Finance is a complicated thing, and I'm not the best person to explain it. But there's some questionable financial claims coming from Washington DC as blizzards keep federal employees out of the office.
"...the lost productivity of more than 230,000 idle federal employees. Official Washington was shut down for a third straight snow day -- unprecedented in recent times.
Office of Personnel Management chief John Berry, who decides when to close the federal government, has said each snow day costs taxpayers an estimated $100 million in work government employees don't do." - NPV
So we are "losing" $100 million every day the government employees are away from their desks. Away from their desks. Where they would otherwise spend $30 billion per day.
Let it snow!
You might not have understood the point I just made. My level of financial genius often causes people to miss my arguments entirely. Like the time I met with my loan officer in an attempt to arrange high finance.
Note: I always employ an accent in the proper Queen's English when I meet with bankers because it makes me seem even smarter than they are.
Dirtbag: I'm richer than God.
Banker: Actually your numbers indicate that you don't have any wealth at all.
Dirtbag: Now see here sirrah, I ask that you bear witness to the financial power seated before you!
Banker: ...In fact, it says you are severely in arrears at a variety of unsavory gentlemans clubs...
Dirtbag: My good man, if you can't recognize my liquidity and vast wealth I'll be forced to move my overdraft business to another institution forthwith!
The media has mostly moved past the coverage of earthquake relief in Haiti, which must mean it's not trendy anymore. Unfortunately tragic stories are going unheard and help isn't getting to those who need it most.
The Haitian high priest of voodoo says Christians are hoarding all the relief supplies.
"The evangelicals are in control and they take everything for themselves," he claimed. "They have the advantage that they control the airport where everything is stuck. They take everything they get to their own people and that's a shame." - Max BeauvoirNews Pics Videos
The real shame is that the high priest of the voodoo church won't conjur up a spell against the Christians to correct this injustice. Oh I forgot, "it" doesn't work like that. "It" never works like that. Which is why "it" is totally useless. Bet you wish you had all them sacrificial chickens and goats back eh Max?
Below is a video documentary that shatters the myths of voodoo as depicted by Hollywood.
