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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
Wed Feb 6, 2013, 12:32 PM Feb 2013

God made a banker [View all]

to be read in paul harveys voice

And on the eighth day God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need someone who can flip this for a quick buck.”

So God made a banker.

God said, “I need someone who doesn’t grow anything or make anything but who will borrow money from the public at 0% interest and then lend it back to the public at 2% or 5% or 10% and pay himself a bonus for doing so.”

the rest is here

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/so-god-made-a-banker-2013-02-06

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God made a banker [View all] rdking647 Feb 2013 OP
LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! Octafish Feb 2013 #1
Here's the original "god made a farmer": NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2
Doesn't need to be that hard tama Feb 2013 #12
I so very much agree with you, we make life way too hard and stressful! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #15
This needs to be recorded. n/t ellisonz Feb 2013 #3
No mention of S&P. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #4
love the comments attached to the article abelenkpe Feb 2013 #5
Source: Wall Street Journal Stainless Feb 2013 #7
It certainly does. Flaxbee Feb 2013 #11
K&R. Thanks for posting. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #6
God needed a PR man so he made Paul Harvey to add corn syrup to the ads. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #8
K&R JDPriestly Feb 2013 #9
See, folks, that's how you do satire. TheManInTheMac Feb 2013 #10
God mad a banker tama Feb 2013 #13
Priceless!! JungleJoel Feb 2013 #14
K&R. Overseas Feb 2013 #16
If they're gonna throw religion into the whole mix, they really ought to say MADem Feb 2013 #17
Touché! nt tblue Feb 2013 #18
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