| 1 | ->''In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,\ |
| 2 | By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;\ |
| 3 | But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,\ |
| 4 | And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." '' |
| 5 | -->-- '''Creator/RudyardKipling''' |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ->'''Susan:''' Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?\ |
| 8 | '''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 --\ |
| 9 | '''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[TheGrimReaper he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal. |
| 10 | -->-- ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' |
| 11 | |
| 12 | ->'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.\ |
| 13 | '''Dwarf:''' Yep.\ |
| 14 | '''Human:''' Then the goods go to privately owned shops, free of charge, but the aristocracy sets all the prices.\ |
| 15 | '''Dwarf:''' Right.\ |
| 16 | '''Human:''' How do you live with a system like that?\ |
| 17 | '''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all. |
| 18 | -->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ->''If economics is that simple, how come you can get'' a degree ''in that shit?!'' |
| 21 | -->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties'' |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ->''"And I promise to every poor idiot that you will all be rich, because we're gonna print some more money. Why didn't anyone ever think of this before?!"'' |
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