# Two Economists and a Gross Joke About Economic Growth

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- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:48
- Published: 2026-11-12
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth) Maybe my favorite one, uh, economist joke is, um, two economists are going for a walk in, in the forest, um, and they come across a pile of shit.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=8) And one economist says, "I'll pay you 100 bucks to eat a pile of shit."

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=11) And so the guy takes the 100 bucks and, and eats the shit.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=17) Then they keep walking, they come across another pile of shit, and, and the other guy says, "Okay, I'll give you 100 bucks to eat a pile of shit."

[0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=27) So he gives him 100 bucks, and, and then the guys can say, "Wait a second, we both have the same amount of money."

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=37) "And we ate a-- both ate a pile of shit."

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=39) Oh my God, it sounds like- It's like, but we increased the economy by 200 dollars.

[0:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/K820DcH7Wbr6/en/two-economists-and-a-gross-joke-about-economic-growth?t=45) This is, this is the kind of bullshit you get in economics.