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But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."
|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', |''The Gods of the Copybook Headings''}}
 
{{quote|'''Susan:''' Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?
'''Bilious:''' Me? Oh, well, I... I suppose you'd have to think about the prevalent political systems, and the proper cultivation of arable land, and --
'''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.
|''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' }}
 
{{quote|'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.
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'''Human:''' How do you live with a system like that?
'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.
|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' "[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date{{=}}2009comic/on-07mixed-21economies onOn theMixed economyEconomies]" (in the game ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' (- disabled completely in later versions)}}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 12 August 2023

In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."

—Rudyard Kipling, The Gods of the Copybook Headings

Susan: Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?
Bilious: Me? Oh, well, I... I suppose you'd have to think about the prevalent political systems, and the proper cultivation of arable land, and --
Susan: Yes, yes. But he'd just give everyone a good meal.

—Hogfather

Human Trader: So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.
Dwarf: Yep.
Human: Then the goods go to privately owned shops, free of charge, but the aristocracy sets all the prices.
Dwarf: Right.
Human: How do you live with a system like that?
Dwarf: I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.

—Three Panel Soul "On Mixed Economies" (in Dwarf Fortress - disabled completely in later versions)
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