COWS AND FORMS OF GOV'T. 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 and gives you as much milk as it thinks you need. Bureaucratic Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them into 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 and 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 with the best face for T.V. 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 but pays you not to milk them. Later the government takes both cows. It shoots one, milks the other dry, and pours the milk down the drain. The government sends you forms to fill out requiring you to account for the missing cows. Fascism: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and shoots you. Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. *Author Unknown