Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ 40_Economic Concepts ❯ Theme #10: Distribution ( Chapter 10 )

Title: Distribution
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #10, Distribution
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks. Game-verse

Warnings: AU, het

 

Blood trickled from between his fingertips, and Red sighed as he gingerly removed his hand. True, punching the wall was not a smart thing to do, but he had been so furious when he had gotten his paycheck…

Why should he have to suffer because other people were incompetent? Mew, it wasn't fair!

He worked hard, and deserved money. That was the way the world should work. It was a pity those in power had other ideas.

Curses on them!

 

“Red,” A voice came at the door, and the Champion sighed.

“Come in.”

Lance entered, frowning. “What happened? Let me see that hand.”

Red obediently took a seat and held it out. She hissed as she saw the damage, before she concentrated, eyes taking on a faint blue tinge. Red swallowed as he felt bones shifting back into place, but when Lance pulled away, everything was healed.

“Done,” The Dragon Master said sounding tired. Healing always took quite a bit out of her. “So what happened?”

“They took sixty bloody percent of my paycheck away for social services!”

Lance shook his head. “Well, it is terrible, but…”

“But why should I work hard if I'm not being rewarded for it? Now I'll have to wait another few months before I can get that energy armor I really need!”

 

“Ah.” Lance smirked. “Yes. Well, unfortunately, President Goodman believes in supporting the poor, though I have a feeling he's embezzling a lot of our budget himself.”

Red growled. “Why do I have to support poor people who don't work hard?”

“I daresay some of them have circumstances, such as severe disabilities, are worthwhile, but you are quite correct. It is horrible. A lot of people are just horribly lazy and on the dole.” She did have a rather cynical view.

“It's not fair, though.” He almost whined.

“Life isn't fair.”

“Well, why can't it be unfair in my favor?”

 

Lance chuckled. “That, my dear, is what we are all asking. But what can we do? Quit? It would be difficult to find another job, in this economy.”

Red deflated with a sigh. “It's not worth it.”

“I suppose not. Don't worry so much. Someday, things will get better.”

“I guess I'll believe you,” He conceded, and she kissed him. Her husband kissed back, not wanting to think about the failures.

If only love could solve all problems.

If only.

 

End Fic

Completed 1/6/07

Edited 9/12/09

Distribution answers the `Who gets the goods and services' question in economics. It seems quite related to Allocation more than Production. There are many ways to distribute. We learned seven ways in class… Equal Shares (communism), Production/Prices, Observable characteristics (like age, gender, race), Need (Marx), Power/Influence, Lottery, and Queuing (First come first serve)