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Inquiry into the Auction of the United States of America [MultiFormat]
eBook by Mike Resnick
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eBook Category: Science Fiction
eBook Description: October 11, 2016: The successful harnessing of solar power has driven the fossil fuel-driven economy of America into bankruptcy. The country must now offer itself, with all of its assets, for sale at public auction ... any bidders?
eBook Publisher: Fictionwise.com, Published: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, 1988
Fictionwise Release Date: September 2002
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [33 KB], eReader (PDB) [18 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [3 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [4 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [57 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [73 KB], hiebook (KML) [39 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [34 KB], iSilo (PDB) [3 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [5 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [9 KB]
Words: 915
Reading time: 2-3 min.
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On October 11, 2016, the United States of America, including all of its assets, was offered at public auction. * * * *Statement from Secretary of the Treasury William P. Compton: "It's just simple mathematics. Our national debt now stands at something over 13 trillion dollars, and our annual revenues are insufficient to pay off the interest, let alone the principal. When there is no practical means of meeting one's basic expenses, then liquidation of assets is the only viable solution." * * * *Statement from Shiekh Ali ben Hariff of Saudi Arabia: "Unquestionably it was a failure to adjust. For example, when Kinosaka of Japan made his breakthrough and gave the world an inexpensive way to convert to solar power, we Arabs didn't swim upstream against the tide of events. We didn't bare our fighting fangs against the Dentist of Destiny. No, we covered up our oil fields with public parks and quaint little brokerage houses of gossamer gaiety. Of course, owning a third of the world's banking houses did make the transition easier..."
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