Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for August 30, 2012
August 24, 2012
August 31, 2012
Transcript:
Enjoy this Classic Tom the Dancing Bug Every Thursday Panels from the annals of the Tom the Dancing Bug archive Check back every Friday for a fresh, brand new Tom the Dancing Bug! Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Wall Street Journal Comix Presents Lucky Ducky Lucky Ducky: Gotcha! Hound: More than 1/3 of my income --- oh, the pain! IRS Hound: Lucky Ducky! How can YOU afford a candy bar? Lucky Ducky: I'm POOR, so I barely pay ANY TAXES, bub! Gotcha! Hound: Oo! That Lucky Ducky! I'll fix him! Hound: Hello, Baxter? Do me a favor and fire one of your lowly workers... Lucky Ducky! BUS STOP Hound: Lucky Ducky! How can you afford bus fare? Lucky Ducky: Unemployment benefits! Gotcha! Hound: Grr...he gets all the luck! Man: Sir, Lucky Ducky is ILL and has no health insurance! Hound: GROAN He'll find SOME way to turn this to his advantage! Hound: Well, I'll be! Lucky Ducky DIED! I'll take a walk to celebrate! Hound: Hey! Who are you burying in that nice wood box? Gravedigger: Lucky Ducky! Hound: How could he afford a burial?! He was flat broke!! Gravedigger: This is a PAUPERS' GRAVEYARD! Hound: LUCKY DUCKY! GOTCHA END
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I wish I knew who was the horrible, despicable SOB at the WSJ who even came up with this vile concept.
Of course, we still have cretins like Bolland and other Fox liars trumpeting the deceptive meme about the 40 some percent who pay income tax, completely ignoring that most of the rest are either retirees on SS or so wretchedly poor they don’t pay.
I’d like one of these rotten, soul-less robber barons to try and get by for just 3 months on a ‘lucky ducky’s’ salary.