by Nick Giambruno, Senior Editor
International Man
In the 1989 Batman movie, the Joker (played by Jack Nicholson) showers a crowded Gotham street with free money.
In the scene, it looks like it’s raining hundred-dollar bills. The people love it. Little do they know, the money is actually a trap. Once the Joker has lured them into the street, he unleashes poisonous gas.
I think the latest gimmick to stimulate the economy is pretty much the same thing. It’s one of the most absurd ideas I’ve heard in a while. And that’s saying something, considering the outrageous schemes our economic luminaries have recently come up with, like…