THE "TWO-COW EXPLANATION" OF WHAT MAKES...
A SOCIALIST:
You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it
to your neighbor.
A REPUBLICAN:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what?
A DEMOCRAT:
You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty
for being successful. You vote people into office who tax
your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the
tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy
a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.
A COMMUNIST:
You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides
you with milk.
A FASCIST:
You have two cows. The government seizes both and sells you
the milk. You join the underground and start a campaign of
sabotage.
DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government taxes you to the point you
have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who
has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a
herd of cows.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:
You have two cows. The government takes them both, shoots
one, milks the other, pays you for the milk, then pours the
milk down the drain.
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.
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 12 cows. You stop
counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A MEXICAN CORPORATION:
You think you have two cows, but you don't know what a cow
looks like. You take a nap.
A SWISS CORPORATION:
You have 5000 cows, none of which belongs to you. You charge
for storing them for others.
A BRAZILIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You enter into a partnership with an
American corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the
American corporation declares bankruptcy.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You worship them.