13 December 2012

USA / OPINION / HUMOR: Preaching Austerity...Simpson/Bowles Duo...Makes $40K Per Appearance.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bowles-simpson-have-overstayed-their-welcome-2012-12-13?reflink=MW_GoogleNews&google_editors_picks=true
      OPINION: Darrel Delamaide

     Oh...it's too ironic to be true. But...apparently it is.
     Since 2010...2 old time USA pols...Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson...have gone around the USA...clamoring on the airwaves...and scolding in print...about the immediate need to reduce deficits...and impose severe budget cuts especially on the old and the poor...all the while grabbing as much as $40,000 per appearance.
     In essence...their preaching about an USA economic armageddon...has turned into a bonanza for the duo.
     Bowles was once President Clinton's former chief of staff...while Simpson is a former 3-term Senator from Wyoming.
     Recently...Simpson even starred in a ludicrous Gangnam style rap music video...to 'engage' youths about the deficit.
     They are reportedly being underwritten...at $40,000 per pop...to shill for longtime deficit hawk...and low tax advocate...billionaire Pete Peterson.