2014-06-07
Original: 2014-06-07 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man with glasses: Hey kids! You wanna play monopsony?
Two children (off to the side): You mean monopoly?
Panel 2:
Man with glasses: Nope! Monopsony is when only one firm is the only seller of something - monopoly is when only one firm is the buyer of something.
Panel 3:
Man with glasses: I am the only buyer of labor in the area. So, I've decided that I will only buy your chore-doing at 50% of the former rate!
Two children: ...
Panel 4:
Child: Wait... is monopsony a boardgame or a power you just realized you have?
Man with glasses: 40%.
Votey:
Man with glasses (continuing, in shadow with a smug expression): And no health insurance!
Man with glasses: Hey kids! You wanna play monopsony?
Two children (off to the side): You mean monopoly?
Panel 2:
Man with glasses: Nope! Monopsony is when only one firm is the only seller of something - monopoly is when only one firm is the buyer of something.
Panel 3:
Man with glasses: I am the only buyer of labor in the area. So, I've decided that I will only buy your chore-doing at 50% of the former rate!
Two children: ...
Panel 4:
Child: Wait... is monopsony a boardgame or a power you just realized you have?
Man with glasses: 40%.
Votey:
Man with glasses (continuing, in shadow with a smug expression): And no health insurance!
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. A man with glasses cheerfully asks two kids if they want to play "monopsony." The kids ask if he means "monopoly." He explains, no - monopoly is when one firm is the only seller of something, while monopsony is when one firm is the only buyer of something. He then declares he is the only buyer of labor in the area, so he's decided to only buy their chore-doing at 50% of the former rate. The kids stare silently. One child asks whether monopsony is a board game or a power he just realized he has - and the man immediately lowers his offer to 40%. Votey aftercomic: a close-up of the man's smug, shadowed face as he adds, "And no health insurance!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.