Truer Words Were Never Spoken

hm1996

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The Fence Repair - Ottawa Style


Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence on Parliament Hill.

One is from Ontario, another is from Alberta and the third is from Quebec.

All three go with an official to examine the fence.

The Ontario 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 Alberta contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700. That's $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The contractor from Quebec doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the government official and whispers, "$2,700."

The official says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys. How did you come up with such a high figure?"

The Quebec contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Alberta to fix the fence."

"Done!" Replies the government official.

AND THAT, MY FELLOW TAX PAYERS, IS HOW A GOVERNMENT STIMULUS PLAN WORKS.


Regards,
hm
 
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