Last weekend I heard this story on the radio but I understand it has been circulating around the Internet.  I thought it made sense and wanted to share it.   It’s worth reading if you do not quite understand what is going on with the Wall Street bailout.

 

Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.

The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went into the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He further announced that he would now buy monkeys at $20 for each. Read more »