Boudreaux, the smoothest-talking Cajun in the Louisiana National Guard, got called up to active duty. Boudreaux’s first assignment was in a military induction center.
Because he was a good talker, they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled.
The officer in charge soon noticed that Boudreaux was getting a 99% sign-up rate for the more expensive supplemental form of GI insurance. This was remarkable, because it cost these low-income recruits $30.00 per month for the higher coverage, compared to what the government was already providing at no charge. The officer decided he’d sit in the back of the room at the next briefing and observe Boudreaux’s sales pitch.
Boudreaux stood up before the latest group of inductees and said, “If you have the normal GI insurance and you go to Afghanistan and get yourself killed, the government pays your beneficiary $20,000. If you take out the supplemental insurance, which cost you only thirty dollars a month, the government has to pay your beneficiary $400,000!" Now, Boudreaux concluded, "Which bunch you think that the government is gonna send to Afghanistan first?”
Because he was a good talker, they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled.
The officer in charge soon noticed that Boudreaux was getting a 99% sign-up rate for the more expensive supplemental form of GI insurance. This was remarkable, because it cost these low-income recruits $30.00 per month for the higher coverage, compared to what the government was already providing at no charge. The officer decided he’d sit in the back of the room at the next briefing and observe Boudreaux’s sales pitch.
Boudreaux stood up before the latest group of inductees and said, “If you have the normal GI insurance and you go to Afghanistan and get yourself killed, the government pays your beneficiary $20,000. If you take out the supplemental insurance, which cost you only thirty dollars a month, the government has to pay your beneficiary $400,000!" Now, Boudreaux concluded, "Which bunch you think that the government is gonna send to Afghanistan first?”
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.