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2008 Archive: The Wall Street Bailout

 Why did the government spend $700 billion? Because they had to buy up “toxic assets,” which is basically the adult version of your parents paying off your credit card because you bought too many magic beans. 

Part of the 32 Miscellaneous Jokes: The 2008 “Bailouts & Billionaires” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@Doom_Marines01/04/2015 05:03Rip and tear... the floor from laughing!
@Silicon_Valley_Fan04/16/1998 05:46This joke is worth a billion dollar valuation.
@Jesus_Quintana11/08/2003 03:30Nobody fucks with the Jesus! (Great joke).
@Thundercats_Ho09/25/1999 03:35Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats! HO! (Funny!)
@Karate_Kid_Wax05/15/2010 08:01Wax on, wax off... laugh on, laugh off.
@Grumpy_Cat_Real02/21/2000 03:20I laughed once. It was awful. (Just kidding, it’s gold).
@Netscape_Now_B11/07/2007 00:56I clicked the button and it brought me here!
@Protoss_Pylon04/17/2014 23:26You must construct additional laughs!
@Everquest_Solo02/07/1995 08:19Grinding for levels and laughs since 1999.

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