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Another one from the files of the Revenoor...

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House.

One is from Chicago, another is from Kentucky, and the third is from New Orleans.
All three go with a White House official to examine the fence.

The New Orleans 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 $9,000. That's $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit
for me."

The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I
can do this job for $7,000. That's $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew and
$1,000 profit for me."

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White
House official and whispers,"$27,000."

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, "$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and
we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence."

"Done!" replies the government official.

And that, my friends, is how the Government Stimulus plan works.
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