Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for June 07, 2015
Transcript:
Hey kids! You wanna play Monopsony? You mean Monopoly? Nope Monopoly is when one firm is the only seller of something. Monopsony is when only one firm is the buyer of something. I am the only buyer of labor in this house. So I've decided that I will only by your chore-doing at 50% of the former rate. Wait... Is Monopsony a board game, or a power you just realize you have? 40%.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 9 years ago
Let the seller beware.
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
I wonder about Zach’s upbringing. He keeps depicting parents picking on their kids.
Ida No over 9 years ago
Child: “Dad, you do realize that you’re already pushing 50, right? By the time we turn 20, you’ll be ready to enter a senior care facility, and we’ll be the ones signing your papers.”Dad: “35%.”Child 2: “Maybe you’re counting on your memory dying off at that age, but that’s not going to help you when we’re the ones with power of attorney.”
lilmissbek over 6 years ago
Unionize