South Park – How they Arrived at the Bailout
South Park Bailout Mat
Gotta hand it to South Park for always being relevant, no matter what the topic. I caught this video last night on a finance/economics blog of all places, and I have to say I laughed out loud. This video premise kind of reminds me of a previous South Park episode where they make fun of Family Guy, saying that all ideas for the show come from Manatees with Idea Balls.
Similarly, in this episode, bailout decisions are made from where an object falls on the mat of bailout options (similar to Tom Smykowski‘s Jump to Conclusions Mat). In order to choose what to do with an ailing bank or insurance company, the government (in this case white wig wearing bureaucrats out of the 1700′s) cuts off the head of a chicken, and another person plays a Kazoo. The chicken runs around with its head cut off, and wherever it lands, we have our solution! Instant Bailout! I like the other options as well:
Let Fail
Try Again
$90 Trillion
$1 Billion
Indian Casinos
Tax The Rich
Telethon
Print Money
Given those options, I actually think that maybe South Park is right and we need a bailout!
Thanks to Calculated Risk for the video
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