I thought this was clever (H/T: ‘TXRoadkill’ on the Mises IRC channel). From the Salt Lake Tribune, by Bagley,
Source link: http://archive.mises.org/18072/what-the-rioters-could-learn-from-government/
What the Rioters Could Learn From Government
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Outstanding.
i’ve often wondered if the peak of population looms
and our time is bright but short just like a fleeting flower blooms
and maybe there’s no going back the tipping point’s been crossed
’cause we’re all of us the most we’ll be – peak people
http://thepeakoilpoet.blogspot.com/2011/08/peak-people.html
I wish I could delete your posts
Not because I disagree with your opinion
But because they are so bad
Funny how one continues to be demonized in the media while another gets the endorsement of Paul Krugman every Monday and Friday on the New York Times editorial page!
Spread the wealth – the self-service version.
I think this cartoon has a statist perspective. The Fed, a government granted monopoly, is nothing like the electronics store, a free market business. And the banks are not looting the Fed; the Fed and state are choosing to lend money to the banks and other businesses.
The real looting going on is the state and Fed (which is just an arm of the state) stealing the wealth of the American people. Sure, the banks are lobbying (or you might even say in control of) the state and are receiving the stolen wealth, but the state and the Fed are not victims of the banks. The people are the victim of the state.
The “break glass in case of too big too fail” sign implies that the banksters actions are approved of by the Fed. It’s a pretty good cartoon, all in all. I especially like the “ye olde telly”.
The people are also lobbying to get their bit of loot. Anyone who even suggests shutting down the welfare state gets voted out of office by these same people, ones who are more likely to show up at the polls because, hey, they’re paid to stay home. The British rioters are, for the most part, living off the welfare state and this stunt is a demand to get even more welfare. “Why don’t you give me enough to buy this big screen? It’s not fair!” The size of the crook is irrelevant. A crook is a crook. Being the “little guy” doesn’t make him virtuous.
The British economy is going to boom because all those broken windows need replacing.
A similar cartoon could be made comparing welfare queens with corporate welfare.
The featured cartoon is clever, spot on, and very sad.
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