Friday, June 15, 2012

Karl Marx Mastercard

Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, some eastern Germans are once again carrying round images of Karl Marx – the Marx Mastercard from Sparkasse bank in Chemnitz in Eastern Germany.


Maybe we shouldn't be surprised. A 2008 survey found 52 per cent of eastern Germans believed the free market economy was “unsuitable” and 43 per cent said they wanted socialism back.
Read more at The Globe and Mail

Edit:
NPR thinks it needs a tagline. Some of the suggestions are clever:
I don't always seize the means of production from the bourgeoisie, but when I do, I prefer the Marx MasterCard.
There are some things money can't buy. Especially if you abolish all private property.
Reach for it when you get in the red.

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