jack hanna missed econ
Posted on | August 16, 2003 |
Jack Hanna must have skipped econ 101. I flipped on ABC this morning to catch him praising the work of a man in Ecuador that saved little monkeys (sp?) by trading local villagers a horse or cow for monkeys in their possession. The monkeys were then released to roam freely in the lush green jungles. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Um, not really. This man is inadvertantly creating a market for the monkeys. Any smart villager that wants cows or horses will soon realize that monkeys are the ticket. And, as Emeril would say, bam! We’ve got ourselves a market.
On another note, I have been up a grand total of 2 hrs. And I have accomplished nothing but drinking coffee, reading the newspaper, and playing piano. I’m sure helping the economy with my non-productiveness.
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One Response to “jack hanna missed econ”
August 16th, 2003 @ 3:47 pm
Sure, he’s creating a market, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Assuming they don’t already have monkeys, people will only become “producers” in the monkey market if the cost of catching a monkey is less than the cost of a cow or horse. It very well may be, but maybe not. Them monkeys is wiley devils.