Cheney's Prescription for the Economy: eBay

Suggested new motto for Bush/Cheney '04: Ummm. Are you fucking kidding me?

Indicators measure the nation's unemployment rate, consumer spending and other economic milestones, but Vice President Dick Cheney says it misses the hundreds of thousands who make money selling on eBay.



"That's a source that didn't even exist 10 years ago," Cheney told an audience in Ohio. "Four hundred thousand people make some money trading on eBay."

The average quarterly income from ebay is $78 dollars. That's about $300 a year, which is less than the per-capita GDP everywhere except the congo.

Yeah, and economic stats don't take garage sales into account either.

Special treat after the jump

Just say it once; it feels right. Special thanks to the sloganator.