How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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companies were ordered by their new management (the 
Senate) to offer ultra-low-rate hut loans to anyone who had 
the wherewithal to fi ll out an application. 
It was hoped that the continued availability of easy credit 
would increase demands for huts, and thereby stop the 
slide in prices.
When these policies failed to stem the fall, Bass called 
an emergency meeting of his top advisors, including Ben 
Barnacle, who had previously assured him that prosperity 
would be endless. 
“Hey, Barney,” said the Senator-in-Chief in his trademark 
folksy demeanor. “You sure sold me a bill of goods on this 
one. I thought this economy thing was supposed to be simple. 
You know, they make ’em, we eat ’em, and everyone gets 
a hut or two! I mean how do we get the shark to smell the 
chum on this one?”

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