Or everyone’s money going to Washington for a very expensive night on the town, and then trickling down through layer after layer of bureaucracy until what little is left dribbles down to the ‘beneficiaries’.
Dave “Big Fish” Koch to Gov Scott “a Little Fishy” Walker, “Hey, it’s too late to have second thoughts, no collective whining. Now, for my dessert order, ram through those delicious no-bid power plant sales!”
So why does everything have to be political with you guys? This cartoon just says that if you blindly follow the guy in front of you, you could be making a big mistake. Seems to me it doesn’t really describe any of our political fiascoes, but is rather more like the way you guys are trying to force it to fit that mold.
WaitingMan: I’ve heard of that system–where the rich spend money on yachts and caviar and the like, and their gold kind of showers down on the middle class and poor. It’s called the “golden shower” theory…
Little fishes = taxes of middle and lower class
Big fish = those taxes going to banks and Wall St. so they can give out bigger bonuses. Also = taxes going to subsidies for oil companies who made record profits.
Back end = the bleeep that comes out of politicians mouths to keep us from rebelling and forcing them to play fair instead of play favorites.
pouncingtiger over 13 years ago
I’m glad that they are not showing the end result.
EarlWash over 13 years ago
Congress in action.
dataweaver over 13 years ago
No; that would be Congress inaction.
artybee over 13 years ago
Trickle-down economics.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
A raw deal.
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 13 years ago
That’s a picture of the Republican Party eating Americans.
roctor over 13 years ago
A big fish in an ever shrinking pond.
farmermatt over 13 years ago
Survival of the fattest.
Coyoty Premium Member over 13 years ago
Trickle-out economics.
Superfrog over 13 years ago
A merger due to microeconomic reform?
lewisbower over 13 years ago
So you saying Adam Smith was wrong? Hello, Commission on UnAmerican Activities, I’d like to report a commie.
Potrzebie over 13 years ago
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the big fish swallowed some Piranhas?!
WaitingMan over 13 years ago
Trickle-down economics - The rich urinating on the poor.
prrdh over 13 years ago
Or everyone’s money going to Washington for a very expensive night on the town, and then trickling down through layer after layer of bureaucracy until what little is left dribbles down to the ‘beneficiaries’.
neeeurothrush over 13 years ago
at a scented flower - still aint fooled; why bother
Spamgaard over 13 years ago
Dave “Big Fish” Koch to Gov Scott “a Little Fishy” Walker, “Hey, it’s too late to have second thoughts, no collective whining. Now, for my dessert order, ram through those delicious no-bid power plant sales!”
TheDOCTOR over 13 years ago
……and you think your life is Crappy?
OneDayAtATime over 13 years ago
So why does everything have to be political with you guys? This cartoon just says that if you blindly follow the guy in front of you, you could be making a big mistake. Seems to me it doesn’t really describe any of our political fiascoes, but is rather more like the way you guys are trying to force it to fit that mold.
mirthiful over 13 years ago
The winner is… TheDOCTOR!
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
WaitingMan: I’ve heard of that system–where the rich spend money on yachts and caviar and the like, and their gold kind of showers down on the middle class and poor. It’s called the “golden shower” theory…
LordOfTheExacto over 13 years ago
Doctor, didn’t you mean to spell that “crappie?”
Habogee over 13 years ago
“Trickle-down economics - The rich urinating on the poor.”
I call it Tinkle-down economics.
yohannbiimu over 13 years ago
It’s better than trickle-up poverty, which is the current system. Making everyone equally miserable seems to be what you folks get excited about.
thirdrailmiche over 13 years ago
Little fishes = taxes of middle and lower class Big fish = those taxes going to banks and Wall St. so they can give out bigger bonuses. Also = taxes going to subsidies for oil companies who made record profits.
Back end = the bleeep that comes out of politicians mouths to keep us from rebelling and forcing them to play fair instead of play favorites.
treered over 13 years ago
newly discoverd, lemming fish! (ducks shoes…)
bmonk over 13 years ago
An interesting variation on the usual fish-eat-fish-eat-fish cartoon.
Ernest Lemmingway over 13 years ago
“A back-end deal.” Pretty apt description. Sounds like the same thing coming out of their mouths every time they talk, too.