It is August. In a small town on the South Coast of France, holiday
season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much
business happening.
Everyone is heavily in debt.
Luckily, a rich Russian tourist arrives in the foyer of the small
local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a Euro100 note on the
reception counter, takes a key and goes to inspect the room located
up the stairs on the third floor.
The hotel owner takes the banknote in hurry and rushes to his meat
supplier to whom he owes E100.The butcher takes the money and races
to his supplier to pay his debt. The wholesaler rushes to the farmer
to pay E100 for pigs he purchased some time ago. The farmer
triumphantly gives the E100 note to a local prostitute who gave him
her services on credit.
The prostitute goes quickly to the hotel, as she owed the hotel for
her hourly room use to entertain clients. At that moment, the rich
Russian is coming down to reception and informs the hotel owner that
the proposed room is unsatisfactory and takes his E100 back and
departs.
There was no profit or income, but everyone no longer has any debt
and the small townspeople look optimistically towards their future.
COULD THIS BE THE SOLUTION TO THE Global Financial Crisis?
Hmmmm.......?