Does this go into GDP??

1. Rick Rock buys a new hip-hop CD, paying

$19.95

2. Clint Billton buys a nice scarf for his

personal assistant, Moodica, whom he

hardly knows. Clint pays $139.95 for

the scarf.

3. “Jeep” Jones buys a super nice 1958

‘vette, for which he pays $39,995.

4. “Jeep” puts a new set of tires on his vette,

paying $810 for the new tires (including

mounting and balancing).

5. Larry Lumpy takes his $400 welfare check

and buys $250 worth of Ripple Premium wine and $150 worth of Unlucky Stroke

cigarettes.

6. Earl Wright pays Bugs Badsy $15,000 to

“take out” his wife, Betsy Beddy. (Note:

Bugs does not run an escort service)

7. Warren Fluffitt buys 182,000 shares of

Premium Products stock, paying $55,000,000

for the stock.

8. Mr. Fluffitt pays his broker, Vinnie, $18.50

for the brokerage fee on his stock purchase.

Vinnie is a great discount broker.

9. Stan Student pays his tuition to Advanced

Knowledge University. It is $1,800 for this

term.

10. In order to afford AKU, Stan buys $201

worth of lemons and sugar which he will

use to make lemonade which he plans to

sell in his shop, Stan’s Stand.

11. Homer Henry pays his son Teddy $15 to

mow and pick up the lawn.

12. Lita Gator hires a lawyer and pays her

$29,000 to sue her next door neighbor for

$29,000,000. (The neighbor frowned at Lita

yesterday, causing her great mental anguish)

13. Buffy Bigfan pays $3,000 to buy a ticket to

the big Gizzards and Guts concert. Buffy

didn’t get her order in early enough, so she

had to buy from a scalper.

14. The City of Commerce pays $4,400 in

overtime pay to provide security for the

G&G concert.

15. The United States hires a new president

and pays him a salary of $200,000 per

year (plus the services of an unlimited

supply of interns).