> The Indians asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold
> or not. Not really knowing an answer, the chief replies that the winter was
> going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to
> be prepared.
>
> Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth and called the
> National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?" The man on
> the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed."
>
> So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be
> prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it
> going to be a very cold winter?" "Yes", the man replied, "it's going to be a
> very cold winter."
>
> So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every
> scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather
> Service again: "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very
> cold?" "Absolutely" the man replies, "the Indians are collecting wood like
> crazy."
>
> (I don't usually pass on internet jokes, but for some reason I sorta liked this one.)
> Howard

I think that's the way the economy works, too.