This is what's wrong with our country!

[Jon Reynolds]

oh c'mon Dusty its not the country its this idiots education system.

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From: Dusty [mailto:dusty at sandust.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:32 PM
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Subject: [luau] This is what's wrong with our country!


An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village
when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were
several large yellowfin tuna.

The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked
catch them.

The Mexican replied that it took only a little while.

The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.

The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my
Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar
with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and I could help you. You should
spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat With the
proceeds from
the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a
fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you
would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery.
You would control the product, processing and distribution You would need to
leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los
Angeles and eventually New York City where you will run your expanding
enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will all this take?"

To which the American replied, "15 to 20 years."

"But what then, senor?"

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right
you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and
become very rich. You would make millions."

"Millions, senor? And what then?"

The American said, "Why, then you would retire. Move to a small coastal
fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your
grandkids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings
where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

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