Tom Toles for September 22, 2002

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America: You traded our surplus for a handful of beans? George W. Bush: They're magic-of-the-marketplace tax cut beans. America: Your beans haven't grown an inch. George W. Bush: You just can't see them growing. They'd grow better if you planted them permanently. America: I still miss our surplus. George W. Bush: Don't worry! The mother goose that lays the golden eggs explained everything to me! Everything a tax cut touches turns to gold! Do you like my new solid gold clothes? America: Um... Bush: Or can't you see those either? The material is so exquisite that only the worthy can see them. America: Oh wait, now I see your beanstalk growing. Bush: Ahem. I have to get back to killing giants now. Unfamiliar Fables. W. and the Beanstalk. One year later...