I just ordered a poster for my Government class that takes a humorous look at political ideologies. Here is how each of the world's political ideologies handle the basic economic problem of supply and demand:
Feudalism: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows, then gives you as much milk as it thinks you need.
Bureaucratic Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took away from the chicken farmers.
Communism: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them and everyone shares the milk.
Russian Communism: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, then the government takes all the milk.
Democracy: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.
Representative Democracy: You have two cows. You elect someone who has the best face for TV to tell you how to take care of your cows.
Bureaucracy: You have two cows. The government regulates what you can feed them and when you can milk them, then pays you not to. Then it takes both cows, shoots one, milks the other dry and pours the milk down the drain. Then it requires you to fill out forms accounting for the missing cow.
Fascism: You have two cows. The government takes both and shoots you.
Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
I don't know if this has been posted before or not. If it has, I apologize. If you haven't seen it before, hope you enjoy it.
Regards, Shuckins
