Sunday, February 1, 2009

Laugh or Cry

Did you see "The bottom line" in the Buzz column of the Star today (page A2)
Business definitions:
CEO=Chief embezzlement officer
CFO=Corporate fraud officer
P/E ratio=The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing
Financial Planner=A guy whose phone has been connected

and my favorite
Cash Flow=The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet
Sigh...

I understand one East Sider has made his intentions known to run as a candidate for write-in for April while others mull over the possibility. Looks like Mike University will be having a graduate course in Signtology after all. Stay tuned for enrollment details.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was talking to one of our city employees some time back.. They said one of the problems Weatherby Lake has is no revenue from business as other cities do. They said if Weatherby Lake had sales tax revenue producing businesses, we would not have to rely on the resident's income to the extent we do. I got the sense there was an opportunity or possibility many, many years ago (?). Since our area is developing more and more, are there any possibilities for this?

mike moratz said...

Technically it would be possible if zoning laws were changed. It would take a major shift in philosophy of what WL is. Be careful what you wish for, with commercial enterprise comes a whole new set of problems. The mayor of Platte Woods can testify to that. Increase in crime and requirement for more policing comes at a cost to the taxpayers. Would a Quik trip like store float in WL?