Lifting Donkeys

I heard a very interesting analogy today. A 10-floor building did not have a lift, so people had a problem climbing up and down. Especially the elderly and the kids. So, the housing society started exploring options.

Finally, they got some donkeys, who could carry people up and down. The donkey owners would charge people for carrying them up and down for a fee and would also pay 10% to the society from the revenue they earned. It was a very happy situation for all involved.

After some time, the society management changed, the new management decided to install a lift for carrying people up and down. All hell broke loose and everyone started protesting. 

"This is not fair. Society will lose revenue. The donkey owners will be jobless and no food for them (human rights issue). The donkeys will be worthless (animals rights issue).". 

All of them were angry.

Society management clarified, the lift is available to all but the gentlemen who wanted to use the donkeys could still do it. But no. The agitation continued and so finally the new management had to succumb to the pressure.

The final arrangement was arrived at and so anyone who wanted to climb the building could still use the donkey. The donkey would carry a person, go in the lift and carry people up and down. All were happy.

Disclaimer: Any resemblance of this with any ongoing agitation or protest is purely coincident.