How the new stimulus plan will work

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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.

>

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