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Economy for dummies...


Baby_Buddha
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SOCIALISM

You have 2 cows.

You give one to your neighbor.

 

COMMUNISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and gives you some milk.

 

FASCISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and sells you some milk.

 

NAZISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and shoots you.

 

BUREAUCRATISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.

 

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.

 

SURREALISM

You have two giraffes.

The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

 

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 analyze why the cow has dropped dead.

 

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND 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

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.

 

A FRENCH CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you

want

three cows.

 

A DUTCH CORPORATION

You have two cows.

They are ‘happy’, look around and see loads of flowers and other friendly cows and think they can fly because they are eating your ‘special’ grass.

 

You are happy and sell their special ‘happy’ milk to make more people ‘happy’.

 

 

 

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.

 

A GERMAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and

milk themselves.

 

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.

You decide to have lunch.

 

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.

 

A SWISS CORPORATION

You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.

You charge the owners for storing them.

 

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.

 

AN INDIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You worship them.

 

A BRITISH CORPORATION

You have two cows.

Both are mad.

 

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 crap out of you and invade your

country.

You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.

 

AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

Business seems pretty good.

You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.

 

A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION

You have two cows.

The one on the left looks very attractive.

 

 

And of course my personal favorite:

 

A NORWEGIAN CORPORATION

 

You have zero cows.

 

You want the goverment to pay for your cows

 

The goverment gives you cows, and if you dont have money to feed them or milk them, you also get that money.:cheers:

 

 

Update:

A Republican- You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. Who cares?

 

A Democrate- You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

 

A Mexican Corporation- You think you have two cows, but you don't know what a cow looks like. You take a siesta.

 

A Brazilian Corporation- You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an American Corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American Corporation declares bankruptcy.

 

A Taliban Corporation- You have two cows. You turn them loose in the Afghan "countryside" and they both die. You blame the godless American infidels.

 

AN ISRAELI CORPORATION: There are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people?

 

AUSTRALIANISM: You have two cows. You take one to the beach and teach it to surf, then you bung the other one on the barbie, drink some VB, and laugh at the idea of a surfing cow.

 

BAHRAINISM: You have two cows. Some high government official steals one, milks it, sells the milk and pockets the profit. The government tells you there is just one cow and not enough milk for the people. The people riot and scream death to the government and carry Iranian flags. The Parliament, after thinking for 11 months, decides to employ ten Bahrainis to milk all the cows at the same time to cut back on unemployment.

 

BITCHISM: You're a cow!

 

CENTRALISM: You have two cows. And a problem finding them in the middle of the field with 100,000,000 other cows.

 

DEMOCRACY -- AMERICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk and then blame Japan while border guards beat up Mexicans sneaking into the country. People are outraged for a week or so and then go back to televised sports where there's no violence.

 

LIBERTARIANISM: Go away. What I do with my cows is none of your business.

 

SIMPSONISM: Don't have a cow man!

 

UNITED NATIONISM: You have two cows. France vetoes you from milking them. The United States and Britain veto the cows from milking you. New Zealand abstains.

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NAZISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and shoots you.

 

BUREAUCRATISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.

 

 

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.

 

AN INDIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You worship them.

 

 

A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION

You have two cows.

The one on the left looks very attractive.

 

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Update:

A Republican- You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. Who cares?

 

A Democrate- You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

 

A Mexican Corporation- You think you have two cows, but you don't know what a cow looks like. You take a siesta.

 

A Brazilian Corporation- You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an American Corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American Corporation declares bankruptcy.

 

A Taliban Corporation- You have two cows. You turn them loose in the Afghan "countryside" and they both die. You blame the godless American infidels.

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AUSTRALIANISM: You have two cows. You take one to the beach and teach it to surf, then you bung the other one on the barbie, drink some VB, and laugh at the idea of a surfing cow.

 

BAHRAINISM: You have two cows. Some high government official steals one, milks it, sells the milk and pockets the profit. The government tells you there is just one cow and not enough milk for the people. The people riot and scream death to the government and carry Iranian flags. The Parliament, after thinking for 11 months, decides to employ ten Bahrainis to milk all the cows at the same time to cut back on unemployment.

 

BITCHISM: You're a cow!

 

CENTRALISM: You have two cows. And a problem finding them in the middle of the field with 100,000,000 other cows.

 

DEMOCRACY -- AMERICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbors pick someone to tell you who gets the milk and then blame Japan while border guards beat up Mexicans sneaking into the country. People are outraged for a week or so and then go back to televised sports where there's no violence.

 

LIBERTARIANISM: Go away. What I do with my cows is none of your business.

 

SIMPSONISM: Don't have a cow man!

 

UNITED NATIONISM: You have two cows. France vetoes you from milking them. The United States and Britain veto the cows from milking you. New Zealand abstains.

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