Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 16, 1995

Transcript:

Duke: Another court order? I thought I'd taken care of that judge. What is it, kid. Orphan boy: Father Duke, I wonder if we could cut a deal... Duke: What kind of deal? Boy: Well, normally it costs $49,000 to care for an orphan, right? But what if you only billed $15,000, and then gave me $25,000 of that? I'd give it to my birth mother, who could then escape the grinding poverty that makes her an "unfit" mother... Everyone wins - the state saves $14,000 a year, my mother joins the lower middle class, I join her, and you clear $10,000 for your trouble! Like it? Duke: Like it? Come here, you scamp! Give your Uncle Duke a hug! Honey: I just knew he'd warm up to you kids! Second boy: Yo, for ten grand I'd hug a cactus.