I got this as a message to the US public. I pointed out to the sender
that the prostitutes would probably be foreign, and the beer, too,
though in Australia the latter is probably home-grown.
Mark
At 09:05 AM 5/16/2008, you wrote:
>MESSAGE TO THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC
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>The federal government is sending each and every one of us a $600 rebate.
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>If we spend that money at K-Mart, the money will go to China.
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>If we spend it on petrol it will go to the Arabs,
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>if we purchase a computer it will go to Taiwan,
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>If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to
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>Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala,
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>if we purchase a good car it will go to Japan,
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>If we purchase useless crap it will go to Korea
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>and none of it will help the Australian economy.
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>The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes
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>and beer, since these are the only products still produced in Australia.
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>Thank you for your help.
>
>Kevin Rudd & Wayne Swan .
>(Australian Prime Minister & Australian Treasurer)
>
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