December 18, 200718 yr >> Economic Models explained with Cows >> >> >> >> SOCIALISM >> You have 2 cows. >> You give one to your neighbour. >> >> >> 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 analyse why the cow has dropped dead. >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> A FRENCH CORPORATION >> You have two cows. >> You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, 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 >> 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 >> Two cows have you. >> >> >> >> 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 **** out of you and invade your >> country. >> You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of 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
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