From: Travis
Subject: Stimulus Bill Explained
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009,
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Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his economics professor
and says, "I don't understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain it to
me?" The professor replied, "I don't have any time to explain it at my
office, but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me with my
weekend project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The student agreed.
At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the professor's house.
The professor stated that the weekend project involved his backyard pool.
They both went out back to the pool, and the professor handed the student a
bucket. Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor said, "First, go
over to the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much water as you can."
The student did as he was instructed. The professor then continued, "Follow
me over to the shallow end, and then dump all the water from your bucket
into it." The student was naturally confused, but did as he was told.
The professor then explained they were going to do this many more times, and
began walking back to the deep end of the pool. The confused student asked,
"Excuse me, but why are we doing this?" The professor matter-of-factly
stated that he was trying to make the shallow end much deeper. The student
didn't think the economics professor was serious, but figured that he would
find out the real story soon enough. However, after the 6th trip between
the shallow end and the deep end, the student began to become worried that
his economics professor had gone mad.
The student finally replied, "All we're doing is wasting valuable time and
effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this process is all over,
everything will be at the same level it was before, so all you'll really
have accomplished is the destruction of what could have been a truly
productive action!" The professor put down his bucket and replied with a
smile, "Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."
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