Ferrari Mailing List: Understanding Stimulus

[Jim (jimshadow]

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence  at the White House. One is 
from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and  the third is from Minnesota. 


All three go with a White House  official to examine the fence. The Minnesota 
contractor takes out a tape  measure and does some measuring, then works some 
figures with a pencil.  "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: 
$400 for  materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me." 


The Tennessee  contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I 
can do  this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit 
 for me." 


The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but  leans over to the White 
House official and whispers, "$2,700." 


The  official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! 
 How did you come up with such a high figure?" 


The Chicago  contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we 
hire that asshole from Tennessee to fix the fence." 


"Done!" replies the  government official. 


And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus  plan will  work. 





  
  


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