How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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Plankton continued laying out his plans. “We also need to 
make sure that Manny Fund remains solvent. The company 
owes a lot of fi sh to a lot of people. If it were to go down, the 
entire island economy would utterly collapse. We also need to 
make sure that no one who invested in Manny Fund loses any 
fi sh. If we don’t do this, I’m sure that we would all starve…
especially the children.” 
“Well, that aint gonna happen on my watch, Plankie,” replied 
Bass. “Tell them that we’re gonna come to the rescue with a 
bailout. Hey, didn’t you used to work there?” 
“Yes, Mr. Senator, I was the president of the company. 
But I really don’t see how that has any relevance to this 
conversation, and frankly, I resent the insinuation.”  
“Aw heck, Hank, I was just funnin,” Bass continued. “Okay. 
After we get hut prices back up, and keep Manny and the 
boys in business, how are we gonna get people spending 
again? Where they gonna get the fi sh? I mean last time I 
checked, we were all a bit tapped in the tuna department. 
Isn’t that why they’re outside holding pitchforks?” 
“Well, sir, we plan on distributing new Fish Reserve Notes to 
all the citizens. That should get them spending.”
“That’s cool. But where we gonna get the fish? Haven’t 
our technicians stretched the sturgeons about a far as they 
can?”
“Well, sir, we have some new commitments from the 
Sinopians. They have offered to buy the Water Works system 
for 100,000 fi sh.” 

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