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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''

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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''Forties''

->''"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?!"''
-->-- '''Nathan Explosion''', during his stint as Governor of Florida, ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}''
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->'''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 ''[[TheGrimReaper he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''

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->'''Susan:''' ''Look... Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?''\\
fed?\\
'''Bilious:''' ''Me? 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, yes. But ''[[TheGrimReaper he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''
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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''

->''It would be comforting to believe that the government can simply decree higher pay for low-wage workers, without having to worry about unfortunate repercussions, but the preponderance of evidence indicates that labor is not exempt from the basic economic principle that artificially high prices cause surpluses. In the case of surplus human beings, that can be a special tragedy when they are already from low-income, unskilled, or minority backgrounds and urgently need to get on the job ladder.''
-->--'''Thomas Sowell''', ''Basic Economics''

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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''

->''It would be comforting to believe that the government can simply decree higher pay for low-wage workers, without having to worry about unfortunate repercussions, but the preponderance of evidence indicates that labor is not exempt from the basic economic principle that artificially high prices cause surpluses. In the case of surplus human beings, that can be a special tragedy when they are already from low-income, unskilled, or minority backgrounds and urgently need to get on the job ladder.''
-->--'''Thomas Sowell''', ''Basic Economics''
Forties''
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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''

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-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''Forties''

->''It would be comforting to believe that the government can simply decree higher pay for low-wage workers, without having to worry about unfortunate repercussions, but the preponderance of evidence indicates that labor is not exempt from the basic economic principle that artificially high prices cause surpluses. In the case of surplus human beings, that can be a special tragedy when they are already from low-income, unskilled, or minority backgrounds and urgently need to get on the job ladder.''
-->--'''Thomas Sowell''', ''Basic Economics''
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-->-- ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}''

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-->-- ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}''
''Literature/{{Hogfather}}''
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-->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

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-->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

->''If economics is that simple, how come you can get'' a degree ''in that shit?!''
-->-- '''Creator/EdByrne''', ''Roaring Forties''
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-->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

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-->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ com/comic/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
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And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." ''\\
-- '''Creator/RudyardKipling'''

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And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." ''\\
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'''Susan:''' ''Yes, yes. But ''[[TheGrimReaper he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''\\
-- ''Discworld/{{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.
--> -- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

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'''Susan:''' ''Yes, yes. But ''[[TheGrimReaper he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''\\
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''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}''

->'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.
->'''Dwarf:''' Yep.
->'''Human:'''
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:'''
prices.\\
'''Dwarf:''' Right.\\
'''Human:'''
How do you live with a system like that?
->'''Dwarf:'''
that?\\
'''Dwarf:'''
I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.
--> -- -->-- ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' ''Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''

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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 com/2009/07/21/on-mixed-economies/ on the economy]] in the game ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy]] in the game ''DwarfFortress''

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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy]] in the game ''DwarfFortress''''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''
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-- '''RudyardKipling'''

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-- '''RudyardKipling'''
'''Creator/RudyardKipling'''



--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy]] in the game ''DwarfFortress''

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--> -- ''ThreePanelSoul'' [[http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy]] in the game ''DwarfFortress''
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