By Stephen Gray
The screams and blood-curling yells were heard across
the land. One news reader on TV even said that the
financial district was “waist deep in blood.” On
hearing this remark one thought to oneself, “My
goodness, has there been a major catastrophe, and
isn’t that bloody awful.” But no, it was just more
hyperbole from the “news” media. A headline in one
newspaper said “Market carnage.” One opposition
politician described the attack as a “day of infamy.”
On hearing this remark, people looked up into the sky
to see if there was another “Pearl Harbour” about to
be precipitated on the unsuspecting populace. A media
headline said “Bombshell for B.C.trusts,” which left
some people looking for shelters other than bomb
shelters. Another opposition politician was quoted as
saying, "Innocent Canadians are suffering an economic
bloodbath." And still another opposition politician
was quoted as saying the perpetrator of the “day of
infamy“ had, "converted the Canadian capital markets
into the Wild West ...[and] made our markets a
laughingstock."
Wow, just imagine all those Bay Street types in their
pin-striped suits all hysterically laughing after this
“day of infamy” and blazing away at each other with
their gold-plated fountain pens. Still, it’s better
for them to do that after this day of “carnage” than
have them jump from the windows of their comfortable,
luxurious offices situated on the top floors of the
financial towers.
Still, people in the streets below were taking no
chances and kept looking upward just in case there
were corporate bodies on their way down from above
(I’m just kidding of course). But hey, let’s be
serious about this “day of infamy.” Now all these
corporate types will have to pay appropriate taxes,
and surely that is good in this war of survival.
The survivors of this “economic bloodbath” were said
to be still in shock, though no deaths have, as yet,
been reported. A fleet of ambulances are reportedly on
standby to give assistance should it be needed. And
another crew is said to be headed to the financial
district to help those who are still “waist deep in
blood” over the taxing news on income trusts.
Still, the markets will survive this “day of infamy”
for the war has not yet been lost. There will be other
schemes invented to save the corporations from paying
taxes. Platoons of lawyers and accountants are already
at work picking up the pieces from those who are
shell-shocked from this “bombshell.”
The “carnage” will be cleaned up and it will be
business as usual on the Baying Street, oops I mean
Bay Street.
Stephen Gray
November 2, 2006.
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