Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 26, 2010
Transcript:
Businessman: Maybe one day, this will all be yours, son. Boy: Uh... "maybe"? Businessman: Well... I need to see if you've got what it takes to make it as a C.E.O. in the ruthless world of a corporate boardroom before I hand it over and let you sit in that chair. Boy: Oh. OK... Businessman: That's my boy!
parethed about 14 years ago
Can you say…AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Kevin Jordan about 14 years ago
It might be yours sooner than you think!
Oh…and enjoy the millions of dollars of debt!
pouncingtiger about 14 years ago
It looks like Wiley was influenced by the movie “Kind Hearts and Coronets” and other Ealing type movies.
The kid’s father was a real “pane”.
Sisyphos about 14 years ago
That lad has ambition! He will go far! (Say, about as far as his late father, and soon, as the swirl of rivalry engulfs him).
mirthiful about 14 years ago
The dad must’ve been so proud… for about 30 seconds.
StrangeTikiGod about 14 years ago
An argument for the estate tax if ever there was one…
kreole about 14 years ago
I don’t get it…..did the old man jump or did the kid shove him out? Looking for a clue………..
jscarey about 14 years ago
This is the argument against the estate tax; the boy realized the government would take half or more of all his father had worked for if dear old dad had lasted past New Year’s Eve. If the old man has to go, he needs to go before January 1. Smart kid.
ABComic about 14 years ago
@kreole The kid shoved him. He just proved to his dad he has what it takes….
hildigunnurr Premium Member about 14 years ago
hah, I could name some people with the same mind-set as this boy!
David Tomaselli Premium Member about 14 years ago
Yeahs, he’s the ideal successor!
nickmangieri Premium Member about 14 years ago
Could he be the anti Eckert?
Mary Finkelstein Premium Member about 14 years ago
Now THAT’S why I like this strip!
3hourtour Premium Member about 14 years ago
..this is the exact kind of thinking we need in Washington right now…
alan.gurka about 14 years ago
Wish we could see the expression on dear ol’ dad’s face.
HowieL about 14 years ago
And today’s word is…defenestration!
lsherris about 14 years ago
@StrangeTikiGod
“An argument for the estate tax if ever there was one…”
Because politicians are much more capable of deciding how to spend money than the people who actually earned it. Envy is a poor substitute for judgment.
celeconecca about 14 years ago
hope he checked the will first!
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
I think the kid’s got what it takes.
gjsjr41 about 14 years ago
Dad says proudly as he is hurtling towards the sidewalk……..That’s my boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
steverinoCT about 14 years ago
The inheritance tax doesn’t kick in except for estates worth several million dollars; and it applies only to the amount over that floor. There is not “tens of thousands” of farmers / homeowners / smallbusinesses that are affected.
But go right ahead! Paris Hilton must be saved!
rumplesnitz about 14 years ago
No doubt Dad’s got a golden parachute.
Wiley creator about 14 years ago
“It looks like Wiley was influenced by the movie “Kind Hearts and Coronets” and other Ealing type movies.”
No, never heard of it or him.
lsherris about 14 years ago
@steverino
Staring January 1 the inheritance tax kicks in at one million dollars.Thanks to the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve a million dollars doesn’t go as far as it used to.
This does include virtually all small farms and small businesses. The ultra rich, however, can afford high priced trusts and loopholes not available to most of us. Don’t worry about Paris; she’ll get by.
Think about whether your motivation is fairness (whatever the hell that means) or envy.
Can't Sleep about 14 years ago
I have to wonder how many of you complaining in today’s comments about inheritance taxes will ever make enough money to be affected by it.
I guess you’re just kind hearted people worring about the pains the rich have to suffer through.
Me? I’m more worried about making it through the end of the month.
dsom8 about 14 years ago
Why do you all seem to accept that ruthlessness in business includes murder? A business owner can easily be economically “ruthless” and yet moral. Please go back and read “Atlas Shrugged.”
lsherris about 14 years ago
@NightShade09
“I guess you’re just kind hearted people worring about the pains the rich have to suffer through.
Me? I’m more worried about making it through the end of the month.”
It’s less a matter of worrying about the rich as it is worrying about respect for property rights. You certainly are not alone in worrying about getting through the end of the month. Everyone’s standard of living is being lowered in order to increase the power of government and the entities (banks, some large corporations) that own the government.
If we actually lived in a free society (no taxes, respect for property rights) we would all have an improved standard of living. Certainly some would be richer than others, but then some people are luckier, smarter, work harder, etc.
That’s life. Attempts to equalize things will result in poverty for the masses.
kpduty about 14 years ago
@algurka
I think his expression would be sort of ‘flat’.
Destiny23 about 14 years ago
Reminds me of the “Drew Cary Show” episode in which the British businessman was bragging that “my father killed his father to seize the family business, I killed my father to get it, and God willing, some day my son will kill me to get his hands on it…”
pschearer Premium Member about 14 years ago
I sometimes wonder where Wiley DID get his liberal fantasy image of the business world. College? Public school? Church? His mother’s knee? In any case, I’m pretty sure he never got it from the business world.
prrdh about 14 years ago
One interesting side effect of inheritance taxes is that they give public corporations (which are required by law to make maximizing the return to shareholders the be-all and end-all of their existence) an edge over privately held companies (which can have other priorities). That’s why when the children of the founder of a private business have to sell the business to a corporation to pay the taxes, the community the business is in so often loses jobs, charitable contributions, civic leadership, etc.
1crekrt about 14 years ago
I figure if spammers will steal comment space they ll steal credit card numbers to
Pjbflyn about 14 years ago
The Young Republicans are getting younger every day.
Potrzebie about 14 years ago
Didn’t the guy watch “The Hudsucker proxy”? He could have avoided that.
Timothy Adams Premium Member about 14 years ago
That’s MY kind of bail-out.
alan.gurka about 14 years ago
Those people, today, complaining about the inheritance tax starting at estates of $1,000,000 or more probably are the same ones getting nailed by the AMT that originally was supposed to only tax the rich. Since it was never indexed for inflation, more and more people are getting hit with this additional income tax. The same thing will happen with the inheritance tax. Someday your 2-bedroom home, your SUV, and your 401k or IRA will all be worth over $1 mil through inflation.
will4life about 14 years ago
“To be the man, you have to beat the man!”
Dtroutma about 14 years ago
Little bustard just shoved dad out the window to see if he really could fly on his own, as he always claimed led to his wealth and position. He will soon lay an egg and have his own little bustard to worry about.
bmonk about 14 years ago
steverino said, about 7 hours ago
The inheritance tax doesn’t kick in except for estates worth several million dollars; and it applies only to the amount over that floor. There is not “tens of thousands” of farmers / homeowners / smallbusinesses that are affected.
Not true: estate taxes vary by states; several nearby (to me) states start imposing the estate tax at $1,000,000–or will come the new year when the Federal Estate Tax gets reinstated.
Lots of local farms are worth at least $1,000,000–on paper–because of land and equipment investments. Which means, when the taxes are paid, most of the farm must be sold to inherit any of it.
stripfun about 14 years ago
i bet he picked his pocket first
Rodney99 about 14 years ago
So;
If I die owing everybody money (negative net worth), the inheritance tax will PAY money to my estate, yes?
weasel_monkey about 14 years ago
“Son, one day all this will be yours”
“What, the curtains?!?”
reynard61 about 14 years ago
Guess dad forgot to put on his Golden Parachute…
runar about 14 years ago
“read ‘Atlas Shrugged’.”
Waste of time, paper, money, ink and effort.
rockngolfer about 14 years ago
I know about Florida, estate tax does not affect under $675,000 and North Carolina is about the same.
Joseph Krois about 14 years ago
Obviously the kid is “NOT” CEO material. His rampant disregard for corporate real estate asset management would certainly make him a pariah, even among pariahs. The possible litigation: destruction of corporate property (broken glass); unauthorized termination of an employee; illegal dumping in a zoned non-waste area; post-parental partem disorder lawsuits; misappropriation of funds (not illustrated); unapproved use of upper-management gravity applications. I mean this kid is useless…
PS. I hope Wiley is kidding about Ealing… I mean rally!
Sluffo Premium Member about 14 years ago
Kind Hearts and Coronets - an Alec Guinness classic! You really should see it Wiley.
MatureCanadian about 14 years ago
Sick, sick, sick! I love it! Heartess little Munchkin will get his!
How about The Thirteenth Chair as well as Kind Hearts and Coronets?
falcon_370f about 14 years ago
He’s got what it takes.
x_Tech about 14 years ago
The King is dead… Long live the King! So what’s with all the lawyer babble?
lindz.coop Premium Member about 14 years ago
Yup – he’s got what it takes.
Frankr about 14 years ago
VERY funny, Wiley!
sleepeeg3 about 14 years ago
Ehehe… homicidal children… so like us.
You know, CEOs are appointed by shareholders…
kaystari Premium Member over 12 years ago
that was very disturbing, shame on you wiley!