President Chris Abraham shared this cool little ditty with me from The Washington Post, a perfect feel good story for the times of Occupy Wall Street.
(Check out Abraham Harrison team member Jenny Moon‘s thoughts on the subject.)
“Last week I was outside my office and I saw a $5 bill on the ground. Famously, economists say you never see a $5 bill on the ground because someone would pick it up. But instead of picking it up, I stood around watching to see if anyone else would. A bunch of people walked by not noticing it. Then one guy saw it, saw me, and asked if it was mine. I said no it wasn’t, I was just curious what would happen. He laughed and made a joke about economists. Then a second guy came by, picked it up and said I’d dropped five dollars. I said no, actually it was there before me. He looked around, noticed a homeless guy across the street, said ‘I think he needs it more than me,’ walked over and gave it to him.”
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Wait, you mean people don’t need the government to help the poor??
Great story though!
Wait, you mean people don’t need the government to help the poor??
Great story though!
Kevin, I don’t think that’s exactly what the message is saying in my perspective. I think this raises the conversation of public choice vs. public virtue, if you ask me.
Kevin, I don’t think that’s exactly what the message is saying in my perspective. I think this raises the conversation of public choice vs. public virtue, if you ask me.