My friend Bill at Wealth Well Done writes some true-ish stories as a creative way to communicate financial wisdom. So, in honor of Bill and of the parables of Jesus (many of which had to do, at least on the surface, with money), I've created a parable of my own:
A
Tale of Two Kingdoms
There
once was a kingdom with a very powerful army. One day, the king
realized that he could make money while also providing protection for
the nations he had conquered: he would allow the conquered nations to
maintain their existing social orders, including their own forms of government. In return, each nation could choose one of a few
different levels of protection—the amount of the conquered nation’s
annual tribute depended on the level of protection they selected.
