Political Cartoon Analysis #2

Artist: Tom Toles
Source: The Washington Post
Date: November 17, 2008

I am a firm believer that the majority of the industries that are asking for a chunk of the $700 billion bailout plan are completely undeserving of the government's safety net. Tom Toles' cartoon displays this message exactly with his depiction of Uncle Sam dressed up as Santa giving portions of the bailout plan to businessmen with their industry names printed on their shirts.

I would support the government giving money to these companies if I believed that they were actually doing anything on their own to help their issue. However, I think that they are simply relying on "Santa" like children to fix their problems for them. They don't deserve handouts or charity if they are too lazy to even attempt to solve their own financial issues.

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