Burger King at the airport is like Burger King minus the full menu. TCBY express is like TCBY but less so. Similarly, the United States under austerity is an institution that never offered many services in the first place and is now even worse.
Not That Awesome To Begin With
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Hey Ted,
My cats & I all give this cartoon two paws up!
Tony & cats
Heh, I think the last panel would be more like “Shooting and Tea Gassing Protestors costs too much money in lawsuits. So we passed an Immunity to prosecution and lawsuits for all law enforcement personnel.”
The puppet government of the corporate state is very generous on average: consider the 16 trillion dollars given to the ruling class parasites in response to their self inflicted distress of 2008.
When Bill Gates walks into a bar, the average wealth of its denizens becomes millions.
Oh yeah! Check this out: http://economy.money.cnn.com/2013/03/08/wealth-video/
Can’t they use their nightsticks when their legs get tired ?…
Henri