A farmer named Bert traveled...
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A farmer named Bert traveled from his home in rural Maine to faraway Boston. There he
heard a lecture on socialism.
To Bert, socialism sounded like a pretty good thing: everyone sharing with each other and helping each other out. He went back home and announced to his friend and neighbor, Harry, that he had become a socialist.
"So, tell me what this socialism thing is, Bert," said Harry. Bert explained that it was all about sharing with each other and helping each other out.
"Let me see if I understand this. Are you saying that, if you had two farms, you'd give me one?"
"Sure," said Bert.
"If you had two pickup trucks, would you give me one?"
"Sure."
"If you had two hogs, would you give me one?"
Bert suddenly got red in the face and began looking at his shoes. "That's pretty low, Harry," he said. "You know I've got two hogs!"
To Bert, socialism sounded like a pretty good thing: everyone sharing with each other and helping each other out. He went back home and announced to his friend and neighbor, Harry, that he had become a socialist.
"So, tell me what this socialism thing is, Bert," said Harry. Bert explained that it was all about sharing with each other and helping each other out.
"Let me see if I understand this. Are you saying that, if you had two farms, you'd give me one?"
"Sure," said Bert.
"If you had two pickup trucks, would you give me one?"
"Sure."
"If you had two hogs, would you give me one?"
Bert suddenly got red in the face and began looking at his shoes. "That's pretty low, Harry," he said. "You know I've got two hogs!"
