Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 14, 1979
Transcript:
Woman: Hi, Benny. What's cookin'? Man: Austerity City, girl. Benny just became a stat! Woman: A stat? Not your job? Oh, Benny, I'm so sorry.. Man: Yeah, well, sorry don't mean nothin' to nobody, Ginny, especially to the man! When the man starts talkin' hard times, who is it always taxes a walk? The brothers, that's who! Folks like Benny and me! Woman: You? Clyde, you don't even want a job! Man: Yeah, but if I did, I'd be one of the first hit! Benny: It's true, Ginny.