WHY CALIFORNIA IS BROKE AND MONTANA IS NOT!

Submitted by: Lady E


> > > 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. 
> > > 
> > > Montana : 
> > > 
> > > The Governor of Montana 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 Montana is not.