A Dollar in NY

What would you do if you found a dollar in the gutter in NYC? Probably just leave it there. It would be too risky to bend over and pick it up. You might get run over by a pedestrian, or splashed with muck by a passing taxi cab.

The solution? Throw a fiver in next to it, then pick them both up.

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November 26, 2007 | Filed Under Econ Question |  

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2 Responses to “A Dollar in NY”

  1. Jeffrey Horn on November 30th, 2007 4:26 pm

    But it’s still *your* five. Your net gain is only $1. You still wouldn’t pick it up, and you’d be out $5.

    This could get circular. :-)
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  2. ndsnow on November 30th, 2007 7:21 pm

    The original version of this involved an individual from Gastonia.
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