New Fence

[uofahughes2]

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.

 

 

Thought you guys would get a kick out of this one.

 

[DesertGhost]

BAH Ha Ha Ha Ha Soooo TRUE. Sad but True