The Incredible Bread Machine (1)

Don't Trust Antitrust - The Incredible Bread Machine

.. the business tax went up. Then, to a slight extent, The price on every loaf rose too. Up to one full cent! "What's going on!" the public cried, "He's guilty of pure plunder! He has no right to get so rich on other people's hunger!" .... Now this was getting serious, So Smith felt that he must Have a friendly interview With the men in Anti-Trust. So hat in hand, he went to them. They'd surely been misled; No Rule of Law had he defied. But then their lawyer said: "The Rule of Law, in complex times, Has proved itself deficient. We much prefer the Rule of Men, It's vastly more efficient!"

"Now let me state the present rules," The lawyer then went on, "These very simple guidelines, You can rely upon: You're gouging on your prices if You charge more than the rest. But it's unfair competition if You think you can charge less!" "A second point that we would make To help avoid confusion... Don't try to charge the same amount, That would be Collusion! You must compete. But not too much, For if you do you see, Then the market would be yours - And that's monopoly!" .... Now bread is baked by government. And as might be expected, Everything is well controlled. The public well protected. True, loaves cost a dollar each, But our leaders do their best! The selling price is half a cent. Taxes pay the rest.