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It is a slow day in a sleepy little village in Greece. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everyone is in debt and the whole village lives on credit.
On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village. He stops at the local hotel, approaches the reception desk and slaps a €100 note on the counter, telling the hotel owner that he wants a room for the night, but would like to inspect the room before confirming.
The hotel owner gives him the room keys and off the German goes to inspect the rooms. As soon as the visitor is out of sight, the hotelier grabs the €100 note & runs next door to pay off his debt to the butcher.
In turn, the butcher runs down the street & repays his €100 debt to the pig farmer.
The pig farmer then takes the €100 note and runs off the pay his bill at his supplier of feed and fuel.
The guy at the feed suppliers grabs the €100 note and goes to the local tavern to pay off his bill.
The publican then slips the money to the local prostitute drinking at the bar. She had also been experiencing tough times and had been forced to offer him, ‘services,’ on credit.
She promptly rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note.
The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter, so the rich German traveller will suspect nothing.
At that moment, the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, stating that none of the rooms were suitable, pockets the money and leaves town.
No one produced anything!
No one earned anything!
However, the whole village is now debt free and looking to the future with a lot more optimism!
On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village. He stops at the local hotel, approaches the reception desk and slaps a €100 note on the counter, telling the hotel owner that he wants a room for the night, but would like to inspect the room before confirming.
The hotel owner gives him the room keys and off the German goes to inspect the rooms. As soon as the visitor is out of sight, the hotelier grabs the €100 note & runs next door to pay off his debt to the butcher.
In turn, the butcher runs down the street & repays his €100 debt to the pig farmer.
The pig farmer then takes the €100 note and runs off the pay his bill at his supplier of feed and fuel.
The guy at the feed suppliers grabs the €100 note and goes to the local tavern to pay off his bill.
The publican then slips the money to the local prostitute drinking at the bar. She had also been experiencing tough times and had been forced to offer him, ‘services,’ on credit.
She promptly rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note.
The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter, so the rich German traveller will suspect nothing.
At that moment, the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, stating that none of the rooms were suitable, pockets the money and leaves town.
No one produced anything!
No one earned anything!
However, the whole village is now debt free and looking to the future with a lot more optimism!