[Vision2020] Three Contractors

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A typical government program

Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:30:10 -0700
To: "Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Three Contractors

> Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in
> D.C., one from New Jersey, another from Tennessee and the third, Florida.
> 
> They go with a White House official to examine the fence.  The Florida
> 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and
> we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence." "Done!" replies the
> government official.
> 
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> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."
> 
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
> 
> 
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