INT./EXT. NOTHINGNESS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE CHICK I heard you design web pages. TECH DUDE Yeah, for thirty five dollars an hour. CHICK That's expensive. CHICK You should lower your rates during this bad economy. TECH DUDE Okay, I'll give you a discount rate. CHICK Thank you. What's the discounted rate? TECH DUDE Thirty five dollars an hour. CHICK But that's what you started at. TECH DUDE Because of inflation I have to raise my rates. CHICK I'm guessing you've been charging thirty five dollars an hour for a while now. TECH DUDE Over eight years. CHICK So the secret to a stable economy is perpetual bail-outs? TECH DUDE Apparently you never have to repay your national debt so long as you can shoot down all incoming missiles. CHICK Sounds like fiscal responsibility at it's finest.