Chuck's Economic Solution

Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

However, the next morning, the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but Ah’s got some bad news fer yeh. Yer donkey died."

"Oh…" Chuck said. "Well then, just give me my money back."

"Ah’s can't do that," the farmer said. "Ah’s went and spent it already."

"Okay then," Chuck replied, "Just bring me the dead donkey."

"What yeh gonna do with him?" the farmer asked suspiciously.

"I'm going to raffle him off," Chuck said.

The farmer gaped at him. "Yeh can't raffle off a dead donkey!"

"Sure I can," Chuck said. "Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."

A month later, the farmer met up with Chuck and asked, "What happened with that there dead donkey?"

Chuck said, "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898."

The farmer was astonished. "Didn't nobody complain?" he asked.

Chuck said, "Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."

Chuck now works for Wall Street.