Not a good comparison. Try this: A promoter decides that the penalty for sneaking into his concerts is death. And the promoter decides that, after years of having this penalty in place and having many continue to sneak into his concerts, that he actually loves all these people who snuck into his concerts without paying so much that the only way the debt can be paid is not by him saying that it was a ridiculous penalty to begin with, but by saying that the debt will be forgiven if his own son gives up his life. So he goes through with this whole scenario, the son dies, but then his son miraculously comes back to life after being dead. So the promoter says the debt is now paid, you are all forgiven for sneaking into the concerts. Perry, does that really make sense to you? If that makes sense to you, how about this:
A plan for economic recovery
International economics is a mystery to me, but the following approach to resolving the global economic slump strikes me as very promising:
It is August. In a small town on the South Coast of France, holiday season is in full swing, but it is the rainy season not much business is taking place. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich Russian tourist arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room, puts a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, takes a key, and goes upstairs to inspect the room.
The hotel owner takes the banknote and rushes to his meat supplier, to whom he owes E100.
The butcher takes the money and races to his wholesale supplier to pay his debt.
The wholesaler rushes to the farmer to pay E100 for pigs he purchased some time ago.
The farmer triumphantly gives the E100 note to a local prostitute who gave him her services on credit.
The prostitute goes quickly to the hotel, as she owed the hotel for her hourly room use to entertain clients.
At that moment, the rich Russian comes back down to reception, informs the hotel owner that the proposed room is unsatisfactory, takes his E100 back, and departs.
There was no profit or income. But now no one has any debt and the residents of the small town look optimistically towards their future.
