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But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy, |
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy, |
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And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." |
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." |
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|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''' |
|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]'''|''The Gods of the Copybook Headings''}} |
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{{quote|'''Susan:''' Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed? |
{{quote|'''Susan:''' Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed? |
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'''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 -- |
'''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 -- |
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'''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal. |
'''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal. |
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{{quote|'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods. |
{{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? |
'''Human:''' How do you live with a system like that? |
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'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all. |
'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all. |
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|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' [http://threepanelsoul.com/ |
|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' "[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies On Mixed Economies]" (in ''[[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, —Rudyard Kipling, The Gods of the Copybook Headings
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Human Trader: So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods. |
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