SMOKE & MIRRORS...

Something on the lighter side before I return to heavy..

This from one of my loyalist readers:

It is a slow day in the small Saskatchewan town of Pumphandle and the streets are deserted. Times are tough; everybody is in debt and living on credit.

A Tourist visiting the area drives through town and stops at the Motel, and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs to pick one for the night.

As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the Butcher.

The Butcher takes the $100 and runs down street to retire his debt to the Pig Farmer,

The Pig Farmer takes the $100 and pays off his bill at the Co-op.

The Guy at the Co-op takes the $100 and pays his debt to the Local Prostitute who has been facing hard times and has had to offer her "services" on credit.

The Prostitute rushes to the Motel to pay off her Room Bills.

The Motel Operator places the $100 Bill back on the Counter so the Traveler will not suspect anything.

At that Moment the Traveler comes down and states that the Rooms are Not Satisfactory and picks up his $100 and leaves.

No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However the who Town is now Out of Debt and looks to the Future with more Optimism.

And that Ladies and Gentlemen is how a Stimulus Package Works.

MAKES YOUR HEAD SWIM... Does it not?

On reflection, I do not know if this is how a Stimulus Package Works but it does seem to be how a Bartering System would work.

Given the fall of the US Dollar, the rise of Gold and the increase in Taxes, it may be something that will come back into vogue.

As I see it...

'Galagher'