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Last Updated: Sep 8, 2008 - 8:41:38 AM |
You pay
There was a story that went around in Italy, a storekeeper in Calabria
had received 'requests' for protection money from the local mafia
('Ndragheta), so he went to the local officer of the police
(Caribinieri) and explained the situation. The Maresciallo had a short
reply, "You pay."
The US version from the Wall Street Journal:
The Treasury Department has finalized a plan to help shore up
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Precise details of Treasury's plan couldn't
be learned. The plan is expected to involve a creative use of
Treasury's authority to intervene in the two companies, which it won
earlier this year, and could involve a capital injection into the
beleaguered giants.
Shorter US version, "America, you pay."
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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