It's a slow day in dusty Calangute. The sun is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.On this particular day, a rich tourist from the UK is driving throughtown , stops at the local guesthouse and lays a £50 note on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night in.The manager gives him keys to a few rooms and as soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the £50 and runs next door to pay his
debt to the butcher.The butcher takes the £50 and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the £50 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the £50 and runs to pay his drinks bill at the local pub.The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar , who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit.The hooker rushes to the guesthouse and pays off her room bill to the owner with the £50.The guesthouse manager then places the £50 back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveller Comes down the stairs, picks up the £50 states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money and leaves.
No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the Indian Government's stimulus package works!!!