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
The comic strip features Dilbert, a popular character created by Scott Adams, in a humorous and satirical take on corporate culture.
Title: "Elbonia: The Ultimate Tax Haven"
Summary:
- A company is offering attractive incentives to move to Elbonia, a fictional country.
- The company's lawyer explains that Elbonia has no taxes, cheerful slave labor, amnesty from any inconvenient laws, and absolutely no environmental regulations.
- The boss asks if the best you can do is use his firstborn son as a lawn ornament, implying that the company's offer is too good to be true.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture and the lengths companies will go to to save money.
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