How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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“Yeah, but what if they won’t take 
them? Aren’t we getting a lot of guff 
from them people already about the 
value of our notes? It’s like that Chuck 
DeBongo guy a few years back. Won’t 
they just start selling if we issue so many 
more notes?”
“Highly unlikely, sir. Think about how 
many Fish Reserve Notes they already 
have. If they stop taking them, those notes will 
lose even more value. We’ve got them over a barrel. And if 
things get dicey, we’ll just remind them of our ‘Strong Fish 
Policy!’ ”
“Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. It’s nice having that one in 
your back pocket. Is that where we go out and catch more fi sh 
to back up our notes?”
“No sir,” chimed Ben Barnacle. “The Strong Fish Policy is all 
about tone. We don’t actually do anything. We just say ‘Strong 
Fish Policy’ really clearly and loudly 
again and again. Also, it helps if you 
clench your fi st and beat it on the 
table when you say the words.”
“Right you are, Barney. Let’s just 
say I know a little something 
about acting tough. Mission 
accomplished! Now let’s go 
surfi n’!”

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