COMMON GOODS

HOW MANY OF THESE 4 STATEMENTS ARE TRUE? WHICH ONE HAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH THE OTHERS?

1. ROBERT E. LEE SAID THAT "POLITICIANS ARE TOO SELFISH TO BECOME MARTYRS."

2. ALMOST ½ TRILLION DOLLARS FACE VALUE OF LEVERAGED LOANS ARE "OUTSTANDING," MOST OF WHICH WILL NEVER BE REPAID.

3. "HEROISM AND COURAGE" ARE THE "THE TIMELESS TRANSCENDENTAL THINGS," AS POINTED OUT BY A MOVIE PRODUCER OF FILMS FEATURING CHILDREN, ANIMALS AND STRONG RELIGIOUS ELEMENTS.

4. THE ORDINARY MAN IS A SELF-RELIANT CITIZEN WHO WORKS HARD, SAVES HIS MONEY, PAYS HIS TAXES AND MEETS THE NEEDS OF HIS FAMILY.

1. FALSE, PAST PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WAS A MARTYRED POLITICIAN.
2. TRUE, BORROWING BIG BUCKS IS A RISKY BUSINESS.
3. TRUE, THE TRANSCENDENT VALUES ARE THOSE THAT LAST.
4. TRUE, DOING THE RIGHT THING SHOULD BE ORDINARY.

1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS A COMMON MAN.
2. HEROISM AND COURAGE ARE POSSIBLE FROM COMMON PEOPLE.
3. THE COMMON MAN IS MARRIED WITH CHILDREN.
4. THE ODD MAN OUT IS THE RISK-TAKER OPERATING WITHOUT SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY.

LESSON OF THE DAY: COMMON CAN BE GOOD AND REWARDING, THUS IT SHOULD BE EMULATED.