BANGKOK – Newly released government economic data show that the manufacturing of life-sized cardboard cutouts of Thaksin appear to have provided a significant boost for the national economy.
In data revealed Monday, the industry reported a stunning 4000% growth rate and currently boasts a dedicated workforce of almost 15,000 people, with additional ancillary effects through shipping and retail industries. Overall, the Life-Size Thaksin Cardboard Cutout Industry now ranks as the kingdom’s eleventh-largest employer.
However, Sathit Limpongpan, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Finance, warned that any boost to the economy was probably temporary. “What we’re witnessing is just a further example of the non-sustainability of Thaksinomics,” he told the press. “All this purchasing of life-size Thaksin cardboard cutouts just takes away from working people’s disposable income and adds nothing to the permanent economy or national infrastructure.”
Sathit recommended that the industry that creates life-sized cardboard cutouts of His Majesty the King be encouraged and supported instead.
