All For A Few And Gets All: East Meets West
In Moscow an American visited a car factory.
“This factory,” explained the guide, “belongs to the people. Every machine, everything here, is ours, and all the profits come to us, the people of Russia.” “How many cars did you produce last month?” “Three.”
“Who is using them?” “The Transport Commissar, the Moscow Soviet President, and the Managing Director of Pravda.” In Detroit, a Russian visited the Ford factory. “These factories,” explained the guide, “all belong to Mr Ford, and all the profits go to him.” “How many cars did you produce last month?” “Fifty thousand.” “Who is using them?” “Fifty thousand American workpeople.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 81, 11 August 1950, Page 5
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