Posted on 07/11/2021 1:18:52 PM PDT by LibWhacker
White House Fence
Three contractors bid 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 worked.
bttt
Pretty much how government works at all levels.
Very good!
I had a former boss who was running a construction company. He bid on a government job at very low profit just to keep his crew together and to continue paying on loans. He was the low bidder by far. He was later contacted by the high bidder and asked if he’d do the job for the quoted price as a subcontractor. When he asked why the high bid had won the other guy told him, “Because you don’t go to the right parties.”
Good one.
See ‘fear city’ how the mafia did this in NYC before Giuliani put them all in jail
Well, it certainly explains how politicians & other government officials amass so much wealth on very er kinda modest salaries.
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Excellent!
The deep staters and government grifters just suck on the monetary blood of our government..like mosquitoes...gonna take more than Trump to fix this.
Tom Wolfe said it best in Bonfire of the Vanities.(not exact quote)...America is a fat fowl of a country....torn apart by those feeding on it.
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