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There were four men who were friends since they were in diapers. They had all just recently retired, and were all single. They decided to jointly buy a house, and live together.
Tom had been a very successful teacher. He was divorced in his late fifties, and his wife took the bulk of his wealth. His total post-retirement income was $22,000 per year.
Dick had been a very successful mid-level executive in a retail company. He had never been married, and got cancer in his fifties, and was terminated from his job. In his second career, he was as a very successful cashier at the local grocery store. His total post-retirement income was $12,000 per year.
Harry’s wife died in her thirties, leaving Harry to raise his three children by himself. To meet the needs of his children, he worked several low paying part time jobs, which provided him with no benefits, and he was very successful at those jobs. His total post-retirement income was $6,000 per year.
Mitt’s father had been a governor. Mitt was able to attend some of the best schools in the country, not only for his undergraduate education, but for two post graduate degrees. His daddy’s support, wealth and influence helped Mitt get a high paying job, and he was very successful. Mitt’s wife died just recently. His total post-retirement income was $20,000,000 per year.
After a year of living together, the house needed a new roof, which was going to cost $8,000. Tom dug into his savings and was able to contribute $2,000 toward the replacement. Dick didn’t have any savings, but did not dine out for a month, and cancelled his cable and cell phone, and was able to contribute $1000. Harry did not have any savings, and did not have cable, a cell phone, smoke cigarettes, or spend money on anything but absolute necessities. He could only come up with $200 to contribute. Mitt felt that the roof cost $8,000 and there were 4 of them, so he was willing to contribute $2,000 – his fair share, and was unwilling to reconsider. Mitt continued to enjoy his lavish lifestyle.
The friends weren’t able to have the roof replaced for $5,200, so the roof continued to decay. Several months later, in the middle of the night, the roof collapsed, killing them all.