Comic #2734: 2012-11-11

Description

Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1:

"HOW ABOUT INSTEAD OF PAYING THE HIGH PRICE FOR THE COOKIES, I DON’T ACTUALLY WANT, I JUST DIRECTLY GIVE YOU THE AMOUNT YOU WOULD’VE RECEIVED AS A CUT OF MY PAYMENT, PLUS A DOLLAR?"

Panel 2:

"THAT WAY YOU GET MORE MONEY, NO COOKIES GET WASTED, AND I GET THE SENSE OF PRIDE FOR WHICH THE COOKIES MERELY ACTED AS A CONVEYANCE."

Panel 3:

"SORRY MA'AM. NO CAN DO. I’M WORKING ON A MERIT BADGE."

Panel 4:

"HOW CAN THEY GIVE YOU A MERIT BADGE FOR INEFFICIENTLY MOVING MONEY FROM PEOPLE TO ORGANIZATIONS?"

Panel 5 (later):

Bureaucracy (appears in large text with a badge design)

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