Thursday, August 18, 2005
Global economics explained by the power of cows
SOCIALISM:
You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM:
You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM:
You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM:
You have 2 cows. The Government takes both and shoots you.
BUREAUCRATISM:
You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the
other and 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.
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 dropped dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
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 them World-Wide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You reengineer 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 break for
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 which belong to you. You charge others for
storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You
claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the
newsman who reported the numbers.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. Both are mad.
# posted by David @ Thursday, August 18, 2005 
