Why California is Broke

This is not my original material but I had to share. This is too good not to.




>>>> California
>>>> The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A
>>>> coyote jumps out, bites the Governor and attacks his dog.
>>>>
>>>> 1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie "Bambi"
>>>> and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is only doing what is
>>>> natural.
>>>> 2. He calls animal control. Animal Control captures coyote and bills the
>>>> State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it.
>>>> 3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and bills the
>>>> State $200 testing it for diseases.
>>>> 4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for
>>>> diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged.
>>>> 5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game
>>>> conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is free of dangerous
>>>> animals.
>>>> 6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a "coyote
>>>> awareness" program for residents of the area.
>>>> 7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better treat
>>>> rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world.
>>>> 8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the attack
>>>> somehow and for letting the Governor attempt to intervene.
>>>> 9. Additional cost to State of California : $75,000 to hire and train a
>>>> new security agent with additional special training re: the nature of
>>>> coyotes.
>>>> 10. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files suit against the
>>>> State.
>>>>
>>>> Arizona
>>>>
>>>> 1. The Governor of Arizona is jogging with her dog along a nature trail. A
>>>> Coyote jumps out and attacks her dog.
>>>> 2. The Governor shoots the coyote with her State-issued pistol and keeps
>>>> jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge.
>>>> 3. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And that's why California is broke