I read this as a kid but it was much more fun as an adult. I don't know of anything else like this - an absurd extended political metaphor in comic book form.
https://freedom-school.com/money/how-an-economy-grows.pdf
It starts out with three Flinstones/Archie ripoffs catching fish to survive.
Eventually, one of them starves himself just long enough to design and construct a labor-saving invention. The others live in subsistence poverty, but he hoards fish capital.
He becomes a loan shark, charging 100% daily interest on fish loans. He decides who lives and who dies, and he carefully evaluates credit-worthiness to avoid human extinction.
Also, he really enjoys capital investment.
The others develop a superior net that automatically catches fish without human labor, but God punishes them for their arrogance.
The island grows and everyone realizes they need a government - but how best to filter out undesirables?
This works for a time, but eventually liberals ruin everything by letting poor people vote.
The lazy inhabitants of the island elect FDR, who really enjoys discouraging work and savings.
And if you cross him, FDR does not fuck around.
At this point, it becomes a dystopian sci-fi thriller about inflation.
Fearing some readers might not understand the clever allegory, he spells out the moral on the last page.
He even predicts his own future.
He hid income in offshore banks while writing this comic. He was convicted of tax evasion and died in prison.
https://freedom-school.com/money/how-an-economy-grows.pdf
It starts out with three Flinstones/Archie ripoffs catching fish to survive.
Eventually, one of them starves himself just long enough to design and construct a labor-saving invention. The others live in subsistence poverty, but he hoards fish capital.
He becomes a loan shark, charging 100% daily interest on fish loans. He decides who lives and who dies, and he carefully evaluates credit-worthiness to avoid human extinction.
Also, he really enjoys capital investment.
The others develop a superior net that automatically catches fish without human labor, but God punishes them for their arrogance.
The island grows and everyone realizes they need a government - but how best to filter out undesirables?
This works for a time, but eventually liberals ruin everything by letting poor people vote.
The lazy inhabitants of the island elect FDR, who really enjoys discouraging work and savings.
And if you cross him, FDR does not fuck around.
At this point, it becomes a dystopian sci-fi thriller about inflation.
Fearing some readers might not understand the clever allegory, he spells out the moral on the last page.
He even predicts his own future.
He hid income in offshore banks while writing this comic. He was convicted of tax evasion and died in prison.
