An New and Improved Easy Guide to Modern Economic Systems

SOCIALISM
- You have two cows. The government takes one to give to someone else.
COMMUNISM
- You have two cows. The government takes both and gives you the milk.
FASCISM
- You have two cows. The government takes both and sells you the milk.
NAZISM
- You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRACY
- You have two cows. The government takes both, shoots one, and pours the milk down the drain.
CAPITALISM
- You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
NEW CAPITALISM -
- You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull; take out huge loan on the the cow, and ignore both the cow and the loan from that point on; then you try to milk the bull, and blame the Japanese for its lack of production.
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