Is The Economy Good? Let's Look at the Numbers
The sentiment is the economy is in bad shape, but the numbers tell a different story
People keep arguing over the economy. Most people think it’s pretty crummy, but a lot of people say if you look at the numbers, it’s actually a great economy. And numbers don’t lie.
So, let’s take a hard look at the numbers and see what kind of economy we have.
Let’s start with number seven. As you can see, seven has never been better. He is filthy rich with a huge mansion. This is the best economy seven has ever seen.
But what about number five? He’s got a corner office and the highest salary by far in his life. He is living large and not worrying about anything. The economy has been excellent for him.
Things are great for eight as well. He’s on an expensive ski trip right now. It would be crazy to suggest to eight it’s a bad economy when he’s having the time of his life.
You’re probably saying, “Sure, some of the most famous numbers are doing great, but we can’t just look at the most popular numbers to see how the economy is doing.” Good point, so let’s take a look at number fifty-four, a number people rarely talk about.
Yeah, he just bought a new car. He’s maybe not as rich as the other numbers, but he’s doing great.
So are there bad signs for the economy for any of the numbers? Well, here’s one number showing ominous signs.
Yeah, that’s i, and he’s living homeless on the streets. I guess not all the numbers show it’s a great economy, huh?
Not so fast. You see, i represents the square root of negative one — he’s an imaginary number. So he doesn’t count.
So, if you look at all the numbers — the real numbers — this economy is awesome. So, if you think it’s bad, look at more numbers. But not too much, as they like their privacy, and many of them live in gated communities.
Hold on, Frank! I think the situation is more complex than you've made it out to be. For instance, what about 3 + 2i? How's that guy doing?!
Frank, you have to look more closely. All of those numbers may be all smiles (metaphorically speaking), but each of them has some real problems.
7: Notice he's stuck to a platform. Next to a pool. Clearly this photo was taken right after he was given "cement overshoes", but before he was thrown into the pool behind him, I would imagine by the mob. 7 probably went over his head and bought way too much without having the means to pay for it. Now the mob wants revenge. 7 is probably dead now, unfortunately.
5: Look at the statues in his office. It's unclear the details, but many of them are clearly nude people. 5 almost assuredly has a pornography problem, as well as an overeating problem, since he cannot possibly fit in his own office chair.
8: 8 looks fine initially, but look at those people in the corner. They're trying to do something difficult, and there's lines attached between them at the heads. They have to be in severe pain. Is 8 the owner of some kind of slave trade ring? The possibilities are very dark with this number.
54: The car 54 just "bought" has no license plate-- not even a temporary one. So he didn't buy it, he stole it. Not giving me confidence there.