Austrian Economics Cycle

Text on the meme

Steal Manhole Cover Austrian Economics wait for replacement sell to junkyard buy drugs

What it means

A circular diagram humorously presents “Austrian Economics” as a cycle: steal a manhole cover, wait for its replacement, sell it to a junkyard, and use the money to buy drugs. The joke satirizes a crude, absurd stereotype of economic activity and black-market incentives. EN: A circular diagram humorously presents “Austrian Economics” as a cycle: steal a manhole cover, wait for its replacement, sell it to a junkyard, and use the money to buy drugs. The joke satirizes a crude, absurd stereotype of economic activity and black-market incentives.

Objects

manhole cover / люк circular diagram / круговая схема arrows / стрелки elderly man in glasses / пожилой мужчина в очках bow tie / галстук-бабочка portrait photograph / портретная фотография white background / белый фон text labels / текстовые подписи