Can corporate bail outs be funny?

[dalebert]

The latest comic strip is up. I was working on a full-page when this idea hit me rather suddenly. Besides being more topical, it's also necessary to do it before the full-page next week. You'll understand why next week.

http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2008/04/11/taxpayer-dollars-for-corporate-welfare/

[PattyLee loves dogs]

Pretty good... of course they aren't "tax" dollars, they're just new dollars from the Fed, with no tax funding to cover them. And it's going to end up being a lot more than 200 billion... there's 1.1 trillion in subprime mortgages, I think around 700 billion in securitized consumer debt, and an infinite amount of military cost overruns.

But don't let me spoil a good cartoon 

[John Edward Mercier]

I must have missed it... which corporation got bailed out?

[ReverendRyan]

Pretty good... of course they aren't "tax" dollars, they're just new dollars from the Fed, with no tax funding to cover them.

Inflation is a tax in and of itself.

TAX (n) -
1. a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
2. a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.

[dalebert]

It's not addressing a specific event. It's just an example that people can relate to based on current events. You don't think the ABM putting the fist in warm water was a recent event, do you? 

BTW, these are great comments. If there were on my site, everyone reading the cartoon could see them! 

[John Edward Mercier]

Pretty good... of course they aren't "tax" dollars, they're just new dollars from the Fed, with no tax funding to cover them.

Inflation is a tax in and of itself.

TAX (n) -
1. a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
2. a burdensome charge, obligation, duty, or demand.

The way its being presented... it would be devaluation of the exchange medium. This is inherent risk.
An example would be purchasing gold, then having it devalue in relation to the US dollar. The situation can be momentary or long term... such as the devaluation of gold in relation to the US dollar from the late 70s, lasting up until recently.

[David]

Funny?  No.  but that is exactly what the gov't is going to do.  They did with Bear Sterns.  I commented on your site that your symbolism is amazing.  I so get the boogy man.   

[dalebert]

Funny?  No.

But did the analogy I used at least make you laugh?

[David]

Yeah, I loved it.

[J’raxis 270145]

It's not addressing a specific event. It's just an example that people can relate to based on current events. You don't think the ABM putting the fist in warm water was a recent event, do you? 

BTW, these are great comments. If there were on my site, everyone reading the cartoon could see them! 

When you post new toon threads, ask people to comment there, and then lock the thread.

[dalebert]

When you post new toon threads, ask people to comment there, and then lock the thread.

That just seems so controlling. It's against my nature.

THREAD LOCKED!
haha

[dalebert]

I fixed the water color. Happy Puke?