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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,
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."
|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', ''The Gods of the Copybook Headings''}}
|'''[[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.
'''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.
|''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' }}
|''[[Hogfather]]'' }}


{{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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|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' "[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies On Mixed Economies]" (in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' - disabled completely in later versions)}}
|''[[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,
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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