A JOKE THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.


A JOKE THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.

Some years ago I heard a joke that, in a way, explains a lot of the problems that we have today. Anyway here is the joke:

“A very rich guy is at a disco or dance and dances with this attractive woman.
He then asks her – will you sleep with me for a million pounds?
Without too much hesitation the woman she says –YES.
A little time passes and the rich man is again dancing with this woman.
So this time the guy says – Will you sleep with me for twenty quid?
She takes umbrage, glares at him and says – NO, what do you take me for?
He quietly looks at her and says – Look, I know what you are but we’re just arguing the price.”

In a way the joke is a parable. At this time every one is up in arms over the banks, not without justification, but is it that simple? Every afternoon the TV has ads showing Bingo on-line, or another ad urges you to sue your employer and get lots of wonga. Mainstream programmes in the evening are punctuated with phone numbers to answer a stupidly obvious question and stand a chance to win loads of dosh. It is all a form of gambling and the banks are doing the same except on a larger scale. We condemn the banks but they would not be in business if they were not meeting the public’s demands.  In a way we are the problem if we continue to want something for nothing. No, I’ll rephrase that – we are in a problem, this nation depends on banks to make good so their taxes go into our economy and they are in a hole and we let it happen.     

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