The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible - Bastiat Institute

Chapter 30 • Treat or Trick? 177
“Just in time for Election Day. Ponzi promised everybody
everything! He’d give more to the elderly and take less from the
young. Perfect! Promise more for less and everyone’s happy!” The
old man paused to see if Jonathan could see what was happening.
“The catch is that the loaves will be smaller every year. Yup. The
loaves of bread will be so small that we’ll be able to eat a meal of a
hundred loaves – and still feel hungry.”
“Darn crooks!” burst Alan. “When those loaves are gone they’ll
have us eating pictures of bread!”