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{{quote|''In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,<br />
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{{quote|In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
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By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;<br />
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By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
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But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,<br />
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But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
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And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die." ''|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]'''}}
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And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."
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|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]''', ''The Gods of the Copybook Headings''}}
   
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{{quote|'''Susan:''' ''Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?''<br />
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{{quote|'''Susan:''' Look... how would you make sure everyone in the world was well fed?
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'''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 --''<br />
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'''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 --
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'''Susan:''' ''Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.''|''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]''}}
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'''Susan:''' Yes, yes. But ''[[The Grim Reaper|he'd]]'' just give everyone a good meal.
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|''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' }}
   
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{{quote|'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.<br />
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{{quote|'''Human Trader:''' So the state dictates all careers, sets all production, and seizes all goods.
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'''Dwarf:''' Yep.<br />
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'''Dwarf:''' Yep.
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'''Human:''' Then the goods go to privately owned shops, free of charge, but the aristocracy sets all the prices.<br />
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'''Human:''' Then the goods go to privately owned shops, free of charge, but the aristocracy sets all the prices.
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'''Dwarf:''' Right.<br />
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'''Dwarf:''' Right.
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'''Human:''' How do you live with a system like that?<br />
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'''Human:''' How do you live with a system like that?
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'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' [http://threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2009-07-21 on the economy] in the game ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''}}
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'''Dwarf:''' I made a really snazzy leather earring a few years ago, so I'm exempt from it all.
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|''[[Three Panel Soul]]'' "[http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comic/on-mixed-economies On Mixed Economies]" (in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' - disabled completely in later versions)}}
   
 
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In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."

—Rudyard Kipling, The Gods of the Copybook Headings
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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 he'd just give everyone a good meal.

—Hogfather
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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.

—Three Panel Soul "On Mixed Economies" (in Dwarf Fortress - disabled completely in later versions)
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