The strange inner workings of the economy

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Glenn Jacobs / 130 N. Poverty Flat / Box 954 / Eagar, Arizona 85925 / 928-333-3517
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. . . and pour it in the shallow end

Letter to the editor;

(A very lengthy parable came in the e-mail. I only wish it were my original idea.)

To cut it short, a student asks his economics professor to explain the Stimulus Bill.

After class, the professor walks the student to a nearby swimming pool. They each dip two buckets of water from the deep end, walk around to the shallow end and pour it in.

After several round trips carrying water like that, the student says, “This accomplishes nothing. It’s a waste of time and effort.”

The professor says, “Now you understand the Stimulus Bill.”

Glenn Jacobs
Eagar, Arizona