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MasterG2kTR -> The Stimulus Bill Explained (3/9/2009 5:40:23 PM)
The Stimulus Bill 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."

StrongSpirit -> RE: The Stimulus Bill Explained (3/9/2009 9:07:50 PM)
The very best part about this is that student is entirely wrong, and the professor is a shmuck. (The professor demonstrates that he knows the student is wrong, but does not tell the student the truth.) The proper last two sentences should be: The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile, "You have failed to understand the purpose of our activities. It is not to change the pool, but to educate your mind. Your math teacher is interested in showing you how to do something, not in obtaining the answers to the questions he asks you. I am trying to teach you how to do simple manual labor, not actually get my pool deeper. Our real problem is not physical, but instead abstract (Credit numbers, fear, etc.) Our most pressing need is mental and Obama is trying to change the mindset. Why does it cost so much to do this? Look at the past eight years."

pahunkboy -> RE: The Stimulus Bill Explained (3/11/2009 9:07:20 PM)
....a bucket with a hole in it. too. ;-0

MasterShake69 -> RE: The Stimulus Bill Explained (3/12/2009 1:42:50 AM)
If he’s trying to change the mindset then why is he using fear ;) How many times did he use the word crisis in one speech ;)shouldnt you be looking for positives...took bill clinton to teach him http://www.chronicle.com/commentary/article_212210375.shtml Clearly, the president considers this a crisis. You need look no further than his speech last Wednesday, in which he used the word "crisis" more than 25 times -- sometimes three times in one sentence. Had you been playing a "crisis" word-drinking game, you would have temporarily lost all brain function by the end of the 18-or-so-minute speech. http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/2009/02/20/bill-clinton-to-obama-dont-be-so-gloomy-on-economy/ February 20th, 2009 Bill Clinton to Obama: Don’t be so gloomy on economy Bill Clinton has some advice for President Barack Obama — lighten up a little on the economic comments, dude. In an interview with ABC News, the former president said he likes the fact that Obama does not engage in happy talk when he says “the economy could get worse before it gets better,” and that the $787 billion economic stimulus plan is only a start on the road to economic recovery. http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2007/ca2007116_059500.htm Marshall & Friends November 6, 2007, 12:25PM EST A Psychological Recession Hits Business The author of One Foot Out the Door talks about how workers' feelings, both positive and negative, relate to success A psychological recession means people are feeling economically and psychologically vulnerable and unprotected now and with regard to the future. Once established, this negative mindset reinforces people's view that the world is a risky place in which they have little or no control. And the media's focus on bad news makes it worse. There's widespread fear in the population, and it is more powerful than what the facts indicate. quote: ORIGINAL: StrongSpirit The very best part about this is that student is entirely wrong, and the professor is a shmuck. (The professor demonstrates that he knows the student is wrong, but does not tell the student the truth.) The proper last two sentences should be: The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile, "You have failed to understand the purpose of our activities. It is not to change the pool, but to educate your mind. Your math teacher is interested in showing you how to do something, not in obtaining the answers to the questions he asks you. I am trying to teach you how to do simple manual labor, not actually get my pool deeper. Our real problem is not physical, but instead abstract (Credit numbers, fear, etc.) Our most pressing need is mental and Obama is trying to change the mindset. Why does it cost so much to do this? Look at the past eight years."

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