Time and Money

A short story that examines the relationship between time and money, explains why time travel won't make you rich and postulates just what might happen when scientists find their government grants being withdrawn. It doesn't explain the current global financial crisis but, then again, it might give some pointers as to what went wrong.
It costs less than a chocolate bar, it's only 7000 words and will keep you entertained during lunch break. What do you have to lose? Apart from the price of a chocolate bar...