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
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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