routing

A four-panel comic. Panel 1: Exterior of a gray office building with shrubs out front; off-panel dialogue reads "Sharon, please provide your bank account and routing numbers," answered by "But why, Hank?" Panel 2: A yellow sign in front of the building reads "Welcome Annual Meeting of the Society of Economists," establishing the setting. Panel 3: Inside, a man (Hank) kneels on one knee before a woman (Sharon) in front of a seated crowd, saying "...in order to receive this direct cash transfer of funds equivalent in value to an engagement ring..." Panel 4: Hank, still kneeling and holding her hand, finishes "May you stay together as long as it remains the rational choice!" The crowd cheers "Woo!" and "Yeah!" The joke: an economist's proposal replaces a ring with a cash transfer and promises commitment only while it stays rational. Votey: A close-up of Sharon's face with a thought bubble reading "But index funds would have been so much more romantic."