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.....in the real world.
/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 the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."/
/"Done!" replies the government official./
/And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work./
/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 the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."/
/"Done!" replies the government official./
/And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work./