José and Carlos

José and Carlos are beggars.  They beg in different areas

of town.

 

Carlos begs for the same amount of time as José, but

collects only about $8.00 or $9.00 a day.

 

José brings home a suitcase full of ten-dollar bills every

day.  He drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage-free house,

and has a lot of money to spend.

 

"Hey, amigo," Carlos says to José, "I work just as long

and hard as you do, so how come you bring home a

suitcase full of ten dollar bills every day?

 

José says, "Look at your sign, what does it say?"

 

Carlos reads his sign:  "I have no work, a wife and six kids

to support."   "What's wrong with that?" Carlos asks him.

 

"No wonder you only get $8.00 or $9.00 a day!" says José.

 

 Carlos says, "All right, what is on your sign?"

 

 José shows him:

 

 

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