Why California is broke and Texas is not

THE COYOTE



California:


The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature


trail.



A coyote jumps out and attacks the Governor's dog, then bites the


Governor.

 1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects
upon the movie


"Bambi" and then realizes he should stop because the coyote is only


doing what is natural.






2. He calls animal control . Animal Control captures the coyote


and bills the State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating


it.






3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and


bills the State $200 testing it for diseases.






4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked


for diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged.






5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game


conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of


dangerous animals.






6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a


"coyote awareness program" for residents of the area.






7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better


treat rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the


world.






8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the


attack. The State spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent with


additional special training re: the nature of coyotes.






9. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million suit


against the State.


THE COYOTE


TEXAS:






The Governor of Texas is jogging with his dog along a nature


trail. A Coyote jumps out and attacks his dog.


 
1. The Governor shoots the coyote with his State-issued pistol and



keeps jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point


cartridge.
2. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.






And that, my friends, is why California is broke and Texas is not.