Economics doesn’t have to be difficult. Just ask my three-year-old grandson…
Understanding Liberalism (True Story)
Cohen: Papa can I have a treat?
Papa: What do you want?
Cohen: I want three Hershey’s Kisses.
Papa: Okay, well first you have to sing a song for Grammy.
Cohen: No I want YOU to sing Grammy a song and give me the Kisses.
Daddy: Great! He’s a liberal.
Alternative Ending: Understanding Conservatism
Cohen: Papa can I have a treat?
Papa: What do you want?
Cohen: I want three Hershey’s Kisses.
Papa: Okay, well first you have to sing a song for Grammy.
Cohen: If I sing YOU a song too, can I have six?
Daddy: Great! He’s Donald Trump.
Alternative Ending: Understanding Debt
Cohen: Papa can I have a treat?
Papa: What do you want?
Cohen: I want three Hershey’s Kisses.
Papa: Okay, well first you have to sing a song for Grammy.
Cohen: Give me the Kisses, THEN I’ll sing.
Daddy: Where’s Dave Ramsey when you need him?
Understanding Entitlement
(Fast forward: Cohen has earned his Kisses and has eaten two. The third one falls on the floor.)
Cohen: Whaaaaa!
Papa: What’s wrong?
Cohen: The dog ate my Kiss!
Papa: Here, you can pick out another one.
(Cohen grabs three.)
Papa: No, you’ve already had two. Just pick one.
Cohen: But I want three!
One More Alternative Ending: Understanding LifeVesting
Cohen: Papa can I have a treat?
Papa: What do you want?
Cohen: I want three Hershey’s Kisses.
Papa: Okay, well first you have to sing a song for Grammy.
Cohen: Okay. (Sings “My God is So Big”)
Papa: Okay, come pick out which Kisses you want.
Cohen: Can I just get one, and later you take me to the donut shop?
Daddy: Can I come too?
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So very clever! Loved it, Andy!
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