The Contractors

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the
White House, one from New Jersey, another from Tennessee and the
third, from 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, '$1000 for me,
$1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence.'

'Done!', replies the government official.

And that, friends, is how it all works!!!

Yup, that's the way it works