Fiscal Cliff News and Political Cartoons

'More bad economic news, mathematicians say they are no longer able to express in numbers the size of the US budget deficit...'

Artist:
Schwadron, Harley
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hscn1526
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federal budget, american debt, national debt, fiscal cliff, government spending, federal budgets, budget deficit, budget deficits, us politics, american politics, us economy, american economy

Here we go again!

Artist:
Pletch -Eldon Pletcher-
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epln1601
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debt ceiling, fiscal cliff, sequester, sequester cuts, sequestration, us budget, american budget, federal budget, senate, congress, budget proposal, budget plans, us politics, government spending, national debt, deficit reduction, austerity

'The say America may be the new Greece...I say, let's eat the baklava.'

Artist:
Schwadron, Harley
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hscn938
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budget sequestration, sequestration, sequester, budget control act of 2011, fiscal cliff, us economy, american economy, federal budget, budget cut, budget cuts, government spending, federal debt

Congressional Roulette

Artist:
Fell, Paul
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pfen480
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congress, house of representatives, republican, republicans, democrat, democrats, russian roulette, bipartisan politics, partisan politics, budget control act of 2011, budget sequestration, budget, fiscal cliff, budgets, us politics, american politics

Sequester Cuts: 'Your problem is you worry too much.'

Artist:
Fell, Paul
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pfen479
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congress, house of representatives, sequester cut, sequester cuts, democrat, democrats, republican, republicans, budget control act of 2011, 85 billion, fiscal cliff, budget cut, budget cuts, federal budgets, economic hardship, public spending, government spending

'They're getting serious about the budget deficit.'

Artist:
Schwadron, Harley
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hscn783
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fiscal cliff, entitlement, entitlements, federal budget, budget control act of 2011, bush tax cuts, tax rise, tax rises, public debt, national debt, debt ceiling, government spending, cut, cuts, congressional budget office, obama, john boehner, republicans, democrats

'When does a tax increase not sound like a tax increase?'

Artist:
Schwadron, Harley
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hscn777
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grover norquist, tax increase, tax increases, taxation, tax hike, tax hikes, tax, taxes, lobby, lobbies, lobbyist, lobbyists, fiscal cliff, national debt, public debt, bush tax cuts, budget control act of 2011, congressional budget office, budget deficit

'Just remember...'deficit spend' sounds better than 'broke'...'

Artist:
Schwadron, Harley
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hscn776
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congress, congressmen, congressman, congresswomen, congresswoman, house of representative, washington dc, democrat, democrats, fiscal cliff, republican, republicans, public debt, national debt, us government, american politics, spin doctor, spin doctors, recession

'Oh, look...it's Mister Irrelevant!'

Artist:
Fell, Paul
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pfen431
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1800x1432 pixels (unwatermarked)
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grover norquist, no tax pledge, anti-tax pledge, congress, gop, good old party, republican, republicans, fiscal cliff, economy, tax increase, tax increases, tax hike, tax hikes, taxation, taxations, tax, taxes, lobbyist, lobbyists, lobby, lobbies, washington dc