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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 the economy in the game Dwarf Fortress (disabled completely in later versions)

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-{{quote|''In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
+{{quote|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]]'''}}
+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?''
+{{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 --''
+'''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]]''}}
+'''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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 '''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]]'' [http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy] in the game ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''}}
+'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.
+|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' [http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date{{=}}2009-07-21 on the economy] in the game ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' (disabled completely in later versions)}}
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