The governors of California and Texas are jogging with their dogs when a coyote jumps out and starts to attack their dogs. Financial analysis follows:
California:
1. Governor starts to intervene and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is doing what is natural.
2. Calls animal control. Animal control captures coyote and spends $200 testing it for diseases and $500 relocating it.
3. State has veterinarian collect dead dog and spends $200 testing it for diseases.
4. Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for diseases from the coyote and getting bite wound bandaged.
5. Running trail gets shut down for six months while wildlife services conduct a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is clear of dangerous animals.
6. State spends $50,000 to start a coyote awareness program for people who live in the area.
7. State legislature spends $2 million investigating how to better handle rabies and how to possibly eradicate it.
8. Governor’s security agent fired for not stopping the attack and letting the governor try to intervene.
9. State spends $75,000 to train new security agent
10. PETA protests the relocation of the coyote.
Texas:
1. Governor dispatches the coyote with a single .45 caliber round costing $1.23, and he and his dog continue their run.
Wonder why California is Broke ? ? ? ?
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