Warnings and Lessons from Eerie Indiana

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This is a good lesson from an old show I used to watch as a kid called Eerie Indiana. I have posted all 3 parts, but if you just want to skip to the point watch part 2. Basically The episode is about when the main character Marshal and his friend Simmon begin looking for his fathers lost briefcase and discover that their is a government agency of the lost. It's job is to collect random items from people such as socks, pen caps, toy parts, etc. The main character asks the head of the department why he is stealing the stuff. To which the guy replies, "I am not stealing it... I am helping the economy! Could you imagine what would happen if no one ever lost anything. There would be a stagnating economy. Sky rocketing unemployment, soup lines! How do you think we recovered from the stock market crash!"

I love it this is a perfect example of the broken window fallacy and why how stupid the government is. I could honestly see this happening. I truely could imagine a bureau of the lost.

Part 1:
YouTube - Eerie Indiana E4 The Losers (part1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25CoaM6XHEc&feature=related)

Part 2:
YouTube - Eerie Indiana E4 The Losers (part2) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c8qatctEYY&feature=related)

Part 3:
YouTube - Eerie Indiana E4 The Losers (part3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MRrSjT8RG4&feature=related)