Sunday, November 23, 2014

Obama, an Accountant, an Engineer, and an Economist Walk Into a Bar

This from the Letters to the Editor at the Democrat-Gazette today...

The [Jonathan] Gruber Affair has suggested a variation of an old economist joke. Here it is.
The president is looking for a health-care adviser.  Three people apply.  An accountant, an engineer, and an economist--Jonathan Gruber.  A transcript of the interviews reveals the following:
The accountant is called in and the president asks: "How much is 2 plus 2?"
The accountant answers, "Four."
The president thanks him and calls in the engineer.  He asks, "How much is 2 plus 2?"
The engineer answers, "Four, give or take a little for unknown factors."
The president thanks him and calls in Professor Gruber.  He asks, "How much is 2 plus 2?"
Professor Gruber gets up, closes the blinds, and shuts the door.  He returns to this chair and asks the president, "What do you want it to be?"
As a joke, it is funny; as truth, it is sad.

MEYER BELOVICZ
Dover, AR

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