California: The Governor of California is jogging with his dog
along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out, bites the Governor
and attacks his dog.

1. The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the
movie "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is
only doing what is natural.

2. He calls animal control. Animal Control captures coyote and
bills the State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for
relocating it.

3. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and
bills the State $200 testing it for diseases.

4. The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting
checked for diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite
wound bandaged.

5. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish and
Game conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is free of
dangerous animals.

6. The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a
"coyote awareness" program for residents of the area.

7. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to
better treat rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease
throughout the world.

8. The Governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the
attack somehow and for letting the Governor attempt to intervene.

9. Additional cost to State of California: $75,000 to hire and
train a new security agent with additional special training
re: the nature of coyotes.

10. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files suit against
the State.

Texas: The Governor of Texas is jogging with his dog along a
nature trail. A Coyote jumps out and attacks his dog.

1. The Governor shoots the coyote with his State-issued pistol
and keeps jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a 45 ACP
hollow point cartridge.

2. The Buzzards eat the dead coyote.

And that's why California is broke!

笑话的背景故事：德州州长Perry慢跑的时候带着他的Ruger LCP 380口袋枪，遇到一只郊狼要攻击他和他的狗，被他一枪放倒。
这事就这么简单的了结了。成本就是一发子弹而已。
于是有人拿这个事拿加州打趣，挖苦加州把程序搞得这么复杂，成本搞的这么高，于是最后政府破产了。