Matt Collins
12-23-2007, 12:18 AM
Will the Feds Bust Santa Claus?
Will the Feds bust Santa Claus this year?
When Santa Claus comes to town , he'd better watch out -- because the federal government may be making a list of his crimes (and checking it twice).
"Hark the federal agents sing, Santa is guilty of nearly everything....The feds know when Santa's been bad or good -- and he's been bad, for goodness sakes."
Does Santa belong in the slammer? Instead of stuffing stockings, should he be making license plates?
If he's held to the same standards as a typical American, yes. For example:
Every December 25, Santa Claus crosses the border into the United States without a passport. He carries concealed contraband, which he sneaks into the country in order to avoid inspection by the U.S. Customs Service. And just what's in all those brightly colored packages tied up with ribbons, anyway? Homeland Security wants to know.
Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been approved by the FAA. He never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license. In the dark of night, he rides the skies with just a tiny bioluminescent red light to guide him -- a clear violation of traffic safety regulations.
Pulling Santa's sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a federally protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have their required shots, and Santa's never bothered to get these genetically- engineered animals registered and licensed. It's no wonder: He keeps them penned outside his workplace in a clear violation of zoning laws.
But Crooked Claus the Conniving Capitalist harms more than just animals -- he's hurting hard-working American laborers, too. Isn't Santa's Workshop really Santa's Sweatshop, where his non-union employees don't make minimum wage and get no holiday pay? Add the fact that OSHA has never inspected the place, and you have a Third-World elf-exploitation operation.
No wonder Santa is able to maintain his monopoly over the toy distribution industry: He's cornered the Christmas gift market. Santa dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush all competition -- Is Santa Claus about to be hit with an anti-trust lawsuit?
The bottom line is that it might be tough sledding for Jolly St. Nick this Christmas if the government decides to prosecute him. He could be in trouble with the FAA, FCC, FDA, FTC, INS, DHS, EPA, DOJ, etc. After all, Santa Claus is everything that politicians aren't: He's popular, reliable, and gives us something for nothing every December 25th -- instead of taking our money every April 15th!
An old one but still worth the read every year! :D
Will the Feds bust Santa Claus this year?
When Santa Claus comes to town , he'd better watch out -- because the federal government may be making a list of his crimes (and checking it twice).
"Hark the federal agents sing, Santa is guilty of nearly everything....The feds know when Santa's been bad or good -- and he's been bad, for goodness sakes."
Does Santa belong in the slammer? Instead of stuffing stockings, should he be making license plates?
If he's held to the same standards as a typical American, yes. For example:
Every December 25, Santa Claus crosses the border into the United States without a passport. He carries concealed contraband, which he sneaks into the country in order to avoid inspection by the U.S. Customs Service. And just what's in all those brightly colored packages tied up with ribbons, anyway? Homeland Security wants to know.
Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been approved by the FAA. He never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license. In the dark of night, he rides the skies with just a tiny bioluminescent red light to guide him -- a clear violation of traffic safety regulations.
Pulling Santa's sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a federally protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have their required shots, and Santa's never bothered to get these genetically- engineered animals registered and licensed. It's no wonder: He keeps them penned outside his workplace in a clear violation of zoning laws.
But Crooked Claus the Conniving Capitalist harms more than just animals -- he's hurting hard-working American laborers, too. Isn't Santa's Workshop really Santa's Sweatshop, where his non-union employees don't make minimum wage and get no holiday pay? Add the fact that OSHA has never inspected the place, and you have a Third-World elf-exploitation operation.
No wonder Santa is able to maintain his monopoly over the toy distribution industry: He's cornered the Christmas gift market. Santa dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush all competition -- Is Santa Claus about to be hit with an anti-trust lawsuit?
The bottom line is that it might be tough sledding for Jolly St. Nick this Christmas if the government decides to prosecute him. He could be in trouble with the FAA, FCC, FDA, FTC, INS, DHS, EPA, DOJ, etc. After all, Santa Claus is everything that politicians aren't: He's popular, reliable, and gives us something for nothing every December 25th -- instead of taking our money every April 15th!
An old one but still worth the read every year! :D