The Three Contractors..
Three contractors are bidding to fix the White
House fence. One from the Philippines , another
from Mexico and an American.
They go with a White House official to examine the
fence.
The American 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 $900:
$400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100
profit for me."
The Mexican contractor also does some measuring
and figuring, then says, "I can do $700:: $300 for
materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Filipino contractor doesn't measure or figure,
but leans over to the White House official and
whispers: "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even
measure like the other guys! How did you come up
with such a high figure?"
"Easy," the Pinoy explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000
for me and we hire the guy from Mexico."
The Three Contractors
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