China Puts US on Ebay (Borowitz)

[OneGrassRoot]

‘Government Sold Separately,’ Sales Listing Says


BEIJING (The Borowitz Report) – Showing its impatience with the debt ceiling stalemate in Washington, China today took the extraordinary step of putting the United States of America on eBay.

Officials at the online auction site said they believed it was the first time a major Western nation had been listed for sale there “if you don’t count Greece.”

In Beijing, the Chinese Finance Ministry said that it had considered waiting until August 2 to see if the US would ever pay back its multitrillion-dollar obligations, but ultimately decided to cut its losses.

“We think we’ll attract a buyer on eBay,” the Ministry said. “Say what you will about the US, it’s still one of the top fifty countries in the world.”

http://www.borowitzreport.com/2011/07/28/china-puts-us-on-ebay/



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[AverageJoe90]

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(P.S., never mind. Looks like Borowitz is one of those comic writers.........heh. ;) )

[Chipper Chat]

2. Is PayPal the required method of payment?

And if an American is the winning bidder is the sale tax-exempt?