"Thank you. Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tnder,
we have, of course, all become immensley rich. [...]

"But we have also," continued the management consultant, "run into a small
inflation problem on account of the high level of leaf availability, which
means that, I gather, the current going rate has something like three deciduous
forests buying on ship's peanut." [...]

"So in order to obviate this problem," he continued, "and effectively revalue
the leaf, we are about to embark on a massive defoliation campaign, and...er,
burn down all the forests. I think you'll all agree that's a sensible move
under the circumstances."