Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C. One from New Jersey, another from Tennessee and the third, Florida. They go with a government 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 $9,000: $4,000 for materials, $4,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me."
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $7,000: $3,000 for materials, $3,000 for my crew and $1,000 profit for me."
The New Jersey 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 New Jersey contractor whispers back, "$10,000 for me, $10,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
"Done!", replies the government official.
AND THAT FRIENDS .... IS HOW IT WORKS!!!!!
