Thursday, May 19, 2005
A Tale of Two Cows
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. You are surprised when the cow drops 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
clever cow cartoon images called 'Cowkimon' and market them worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION.
You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat
once a month, and milk themselves.
A BRITISH CORPORATION.
You have two cows. Both are mad.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION.
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch
and have some fun.
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 and high bovine productivity.You have the newsman who
reported on the numbers arrested.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION.
You have two cows. You worship them.
A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION.
You have two cows. You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at
0.06 per lit. Then midway you raised the price to 0.60 or you cut supply.
When the buyer agrees to the new price,you change your mind again and now
want 1.20.The buyer decided you can keep the milk and they go look for
milk that comes from recycled cows. Your two cowsretire together with the PM.
A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION.
You have two cows: One "cow-peh" and one "cow-bu". Both are owned by a
government linked corporation.
5:25 AM
