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> Economic Models explained with Cows - 2008 update
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> SOCIALISM
> You have 2 cows.
> You give one to your neighbour.
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> COMMUNISM
> You have 2 cows.
> The State takes both and gives you some milk.
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> FASCISM
> You have 2 cows.
> The State takes both and sells you some milk.
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> NAZISM
> You have 2 cows.
> The State takes both and shoots you.
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> BUREAUCRATISM
> You have 2 cows.
> The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.
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> TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
> You have two cows.
> You sell one and buy a bull.
> Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.
> You sell them and retire on the income.
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> SURREALISM
> You have two giraffes.
> The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
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> AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
> Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
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> ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM
> You have two cows.
> You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.
> The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.
> The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.
> You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows.
> No balance sheet provided with the release.
> The public then buys your bull.
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> THE ANDERSEN MODEL
> You have two cows.
> You shred them.
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> A FRENCH CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
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> A JAPANESE CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
> You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
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> A GERMAN CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
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> AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
> You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
> You decide to have lunch.
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> A RUSSIAN CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You count them and learn you have five cows.
> You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
> You count them again and learn you have 2 cows.
> You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
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> A SWISS CORPORATION
> You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.
> You charge the owners for storing them.
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> A CHINESE CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You have 300 people milking them.
> You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.
> You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
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> AN INDIAN CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> You worship them.
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> A BRITISH CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> Both are mad.
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> AN IRAQI CORPORATION
> Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.
> You tell them that you have none.
> No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country.
> You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy.
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> A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION
> You have two cows.
> Business seems pretty good.
> You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
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> THE BOEING CORPORATION
> They have two cows, they decide to let the French produce the milk.
> Something is lost in the translation and the French 'milk' Boeing.
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Good one Frank!
Jack
The sun came out and now I can see my problem and the cause of my confusion, I have two sheep and a bus lol.
To quote someone else in another post, "Who needs TV when when you have this board!"
This is wonderful entertainment.
TOM
"Cows, to '&#%-#%@$ %#&$' with cows! We have no cows. In fact, we don't need cows. I don't have to show you any stinking cows, you '$&#%' cabrón and malas palabras!"
Ho ho ho, hee hee hee. Very good Frank. Still where you are and own Crowns?, or do I have the wrong Frank? :) :) :)