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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

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.

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 {{quote|'''Susan:''' ''Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?''<br />
 '''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 --''<br />
-'''Susan:''' ''Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''|''[[Discworld (Literature)/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.<br />