Never actually read Dickens, have you? An important background to the majority of his stories – Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, The Story of No Man – is the evil of unconstrained capitalism.
Poor 1% need a tax cut and so do corporations, like Disney. They could only afford $52,000,000,000 for Fox Entertainment. Oh how they are suffering because a bunch of old folks are living the good life on SS and Medicare. They don’t give whit about Disney’s problems.
Rep. Schumer, as a democrat, actually cares for the poor and middle class, not the 1%’ers who have loop holes to help keep them from paying any taxes at all.
SFCGATOR is correct in his interpretation of Dickens, where he says that everyone should be taxed and the money given to the state, the church, and the lords.
Yeah, old Ebenezer’s feelings toward taxes were made clear when he drove off the two gentlemen collecting for the poor.
“At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.”
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge.
“Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.
“And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?”
“They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.”
“The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?” said Scrooge.
This cartoon begs the question by presuming that “tax cuts” do anything at all for the poor that Scrooge scorned. Since they don’t, the premise is false, and kind of stupid.
For those who think that “Corporations don’t pay taxes,” that notion explains why General Electric ( as well as other corporations ) pays hundreds of employees to reduce its “tax burden!”
fusilier over 6 years ago
Never actually read Dickens, have you? An important background to the majority of his stories – Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, The Story of No Man – is the evil of unconstrained capitalism.
The evil you promote.
fusilier
James 2:24
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 6 years ago
Poor 1% need a tax cut and so do corporations, like Disney. They could only afford $52,000,000,000 for Fox Entertainment. Oh how they are suffering because a bunch of old folks are living the good life on SS and Medicare. They don’t give whit about Disney’s problems.
preacherman over 6 years ago
Rep. Schumer, as a democrat, actually cares for the poor and middle class, not the 1%’ers who have loop holes to help keep them from paying any taxes at all.
NeoconMan over 6 years ago
SFCGATOR is correct in his interpretation of Dickens, where he says that everyone should be taxed and the money given to the state, the church, and the lords.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 6 years ago
Yeah, old Ebenezer’s feelings toward taxes were made clear when he drove off the two gentlemen collecting for the poor.
“At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.”“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge.
“Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.
“And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?”
“They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.”
“The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?” said Scrooge.
Kip W over 6 years ago
This cartoon begs the question by presuming that “tax cuts” do anything at all for the poor that Scrooge scorned. Since they don’t, the premise is false, and kind of stupid.
DrDon1 over 6 years ago
Does this toon suggest that Varvel is in favor of increasing the income inequality in our country?
DrDon1 over 6 years ago
For those who think that “Corporations don’t pay taxes,” that notion explains why General Electric ( as well as other corporations ) pays hundreds of employees to reduce its “tax burden!”