Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 6th April 1995

Dilbert//2182, first published 31 years ago on Thursday 6th April 1995

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attractive incentives elbonia zero taxes cheerful leave labor environmental regulations best you can do lawn ornament

Official transcript

The Boss, Dogbert and an Elbonian sit around a conference table. The Elbonian says, "We're offering attractive incentives to companies that move to Elbonia."

The Elbonian continues, "Zero taxes, cheerful slave labor, amnesty from any inconvenient laws, and absolutely no environmental regulations!"

The Boss asks, "Is that the best you can do?"

The Elbonian hands a baby across the table and says, "Here, use my first born son as a lawn ornament."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE OFFERING ATTRACTIVE INCENTIVES TO COMPANIES THAT MOVE TO ELBONIA.

ZERO TAXES, CHEERFUL SLAVE LABOR, AMNESTY FROM ANY INCONVENIENT LAWS, AND ABSOLUTELY NO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS!

IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO?

HERE, USE MY FIRSTBORN SON AS A LAWN ORNAMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Elbonia: The Attractive Incentive"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, revolves around a company's decision to relocate to Elbonia, an unspecified country. The company's attractive incentives include:

• Zero taxes
• Cheerful slave labor
• Amnesty from any inconvenient laws
• Absolutely no environmental regulations

The conversation between the company representative and a government official is humorous and satirical, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The official asks if the company can use their firstborn son as a lawn ornament, adding to the comedic tone.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of companies prioritizing profits over ethics and the environment, and the absurdity of the incentives offered by the government of Elbonia.

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