Two. One to assume the ladder and one to change the bulb.
A': None. If the government would just leave it alone, it would screw itself in.
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Do you want to grab a bite?
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Two. One to take out the bulb and drop it, and the other to try and sell it before it crashes (knowing that it's already burned out).
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None. They will never find one that burned as brightly as the first one.
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Hey, bud!
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