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    Jul 8, 2009, 03:41 PM
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    ... on basic economics called "The Modern little Red Hen."

    Once upon a time there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'

    "Not I, " said the cow.

    "Not I," said the duck.

    "Not I," said the pig.

    "Not I," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen. And she did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

    "Not I," said the duck.

    "Out of my classification," said the pig.

    "I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.

    "I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

    At last the time came to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake bread?" asked the little red hen.

    "That would be overtime for me," said the cow.

    "I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.

    "I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.

    "If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen.

    She baked five loaves and held them up for the neighbors to see.

    They all wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat the five loaves myself."

    "Excess profits," cried the cow.

    "Capitalist leech," screamed the duck.

    "I demand equal rights," yelled the goose.

    And the pig just grunted.

    And they painted "unfair" picket signs and marched round and around the little red hen shouting obscenities.

    When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must not be greedy."

    "But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

    "Exactly," said the agent. "That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations productive workers must divide their products with the idle."

    And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, I am grateful." But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.


    Ronald Reagan
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    Jul 9, 2009, 03:47 PM
    Hi I'm new on this so I don't know how to reply to the comment you sent me so I put it in my comments so you can go to the comments and there we can talk..
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    Jul 9, 2009, 03:57 PM

    You go to the bottom of that post and you can reply in the box at the bottom. You should be able to get to your questions from the profile page it says on the left questions you asked and answers. If it is not directly on the profile page itself.
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    Jul 10, 2009, 10:37 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by N0help4u View Post
    .......on basic economics called "The Modern little Red Hen."

    Once upon a time there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and said 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'

    "Not I, " said the cow.

    "Not I," said the duck.

    "Not I," said the pig.

    "Not I," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen. And she did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

    "Not I," said the duck.

    "Out of my classification," said the pig.

    "I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.

    "I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

    At last the time came to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake bread?" asked the little red hen.

    "That would be overtime for me," said the cow.

    "I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.

    "I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.

    "If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

    "Then I will," said the little red hen.

    She baked five loaves and held them up for the neighbors to see.

    They all wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat the five loaves myself."

    "Excess profits," cried the cow.

    "Capitalist leech," screamed the duck.

    "I demand equal rights," yelled the goose.

    And the pig just grunted.

    And they painted "unfair" picket signs and marched round and around the little red hen shouting obscenities.

    When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must not be greedy."

    "But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

    "Exactly," said the agent. "That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations productive workers must divide their products with the idle."

    And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, I am grateful." But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.


    Ronald Reagan
    Well said. Just as I would expect from Ronald Reagan. Never heard this before. It is a very simple-to-understand story. But I have no doubt that the lesson is lost on many.

    Elliot

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