John McCain discovers a leak under his sink, so he calls Joe the Plumber to come and fix it.
Joe drives to McCain's house, which is located in one of the most influential neighborhoods in the world and where it's clear that all of the residents wouldn't be caught dead working.
Joe arrives and is ushered quietly through the service entrance. Joe is led to the room that contains the leaky pipe made of gold under a sink. Joe assesses the problem and tells McCain, who is standing near the door in case the low life tries to rob him, that it's an easy repair that will take less than 10 minutes.
McCain say's "so at the new minimum wage we'll round it up to an hour. Here's five bucks" . Seeing the "I can't even buy a burger for that" look on Joe's face McCain adds "and I'll give ya a tax break Joe!".
On his way home Joe is elated. He did hear "tax break" after all.
When Joe arrives back at his business he finds his electricity, water, oil and just about every other cost of doing business has sky rocketed. What was once a living wage has now driven him under. Joe would like to file bankruptcy but he isn't allowed to. He's a little guy after all.
Fortunately for Joe he is still allowed to spend his last dime on a gun. As he points it at his head he ponders "I got a tax break but still went under. How can that be?" As he squeezes the trigger his last thoughts are "damn liberals".
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"You learn more from losing than you do from winning." Lou Pinella