Celebrity Endorsements- Tim Geithner for Copper

Hi, I'm Tim Geithner. You may have seen me on Fousesquawk doing an endorsement for Turbo Tax. This time, I'm here to tell you how you can build your portfolio. You know all those ads you see on TV from right-wing nut-jobs like G. Gordon Liddy telling you to invest in gold?

Forget it. The best investment you can make today is copper.

Yes, copper. Here's how it works.

You see, under the leadership of President Obama with me at Treasury, even gold is becoming worthless. Do the math. What you always thought was a dollar is rapidly becoming worth only a penny. And what are pennies made of?

That's right! Copper. So instead of you carrying paper around in your wallets, what you will be carrying in the future is pocketfuls of pennies.

Copper.


See that boat? It's full of pennies being sent to China.


It's like investing in the futures market. and the future is bad. What's going to be good is copper. Everybody's going to be using copper. The mint will be working overtime just to produce more pennies. In fact, we're planning to out-source the US Mint to China just to save time and cost.

And with the cost of gas skyrocketing, think of all the pennies you're going to need just to fill up your tank with gas. Do the math. Each gallon will soon require 500 pennies. Let's say you have  a 20 gallon tank. That means you will need 100,000 pennies just to fill your tank.


You see, it all makes perfect sense. That's why you need to invest in copper.

That's why I'm Secretary of the Treasury.

So what are you waiting for? Pick up the phone and call your nearest Treasury agent. They are all standing around waiting to take your call.

Hear that sound?



That's the sound of copper.