allimax
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Three contractors -- from New Orleans , Kentucky , and Chicago -- wanted to fix a broken fence at the White House. All three traveled there to examine the fence.
The New Orleans contractor took out a tape measure, did some measuring, then worked up some figures with a pencil. "This job will run about $9,000," he said to the White House official. "That's $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me."
The Kentucky contractor also measured and figured, then said, "I can do this job for $7,000. That's $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me."
The Chicago contractor merely leaned over to the official and whispered, "$27,000."
The official, incredulous, said, "You didn't even measure like the other guys. How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"The Chicago contractor whispered back, "$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence."
"Done!" responded the government official.
And that, my friends, is how the Government Stimulus Plan worked.
Remember the four boxes that keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the ammo box.
The New Orleans contractor took out a tape measure, did some measuring, then worked up some figures with a pencil. "This job will run about $9,000," he said to the White House official. "That's $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me."
The Kentucky contractor also measured and figured, then said, "I can do this job for $7,000. That's $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me."
The Chicago contractor merely leaned over to the official and whispered, "$27,000."
The official, incredulous, said, "You didn't even measure like the other guys. How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"The Chicago contractor whispered back, "$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence."
"Done!" responded the government official.
And that, my friends, is how the Government Stimulus Plan worked.
Remember the four boxes that keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the ammo box.