Tortured Logic from City Officials
The story goes: The city of Nokia (in Finland) manages to mix raw seweage and drinking water. The result: salmonella et al. epidemic with thousands sick, many hospitalized and a city without drinking water.
So naturally the city wants to make nice: they promise to compensate the citizens for damages. I started feeling woozy at this point (statist bumbling overload syndrome, I think).
So who does the city get the money from? Any guesses? Thats right. From the sick and hospitalized and thirsty citizens! Are these people so far gone that they can't spot this little nugget of irony?! Do they think the money comes from magic pink unicorns?!
You won't mind if I break your window, take 100 euros from your pocket, give you 90 euros in compensation for the window (You think I work for free?) and call it even, right? Not that I'm really asking your opinion, because, you know, I have guns and tanks and stuff.