Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th July 2016

Dilbert//9962, first published ten years ago on Sunday 24th July 2016

Tags

capitalism, big business, competition, benefit

Official transcript

CEO: The company's goal is to make the world a better place. Dilbert: How does that square with our stated goal of destroying our competition? If we succeed, those people will be out of jobs. After we annihilate our competition, we can jack up our prices to monopoly levels and take advantage of our customers. Most of our profits go toward making the rich richer. We don't even pay taxes. Meanwhile, my co-workers and I will be living a life that has been stripped of all meaning. Is that what you had in mind by "Making the world a better place?"

CEO: I didn't mean better for everyone.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY'S GOAL IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

HOW DOES THAT SQUARE WITH OUR STATED GOAL OF DESTROYING OUR COMPETITION?

IF WE SUCCEED, THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE OUT OF JOBS.

AFTER WE ANNIHILATE OUR COMPETITION, WE CAN JACK UP OUR PRICES TO MONOPOLY LEVELS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

MOST OF OUR PROFITS GO TOWARD MAKING THE RICH RICHER.

WE DON'T EVEN PAY TAXES.

MEANWHILE, MY COWORKERS AND I WILL BE LIVING A LIFE THAT HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF ALL MEANING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND BY "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"?

I DIDN'T MEAN BETTER FOR EVERYONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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