The AUSTERIANS - by - Tom Tomorrow

[kpete]

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Its as simple as this cartoon folks .. 'The Austerions'

Tom knocks it out of the park again.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Every time I see your sig, it takes a moment to realize it is not Poppin Fresh.

But I like Marvin.

I think it is the word balloon.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Well, things got so bad after so many things

I used to have a BP anti sig, anti fracking sig, then an anti bankster sig, anti wallstreet sig ..... then I said fuck it and went with the answer to the universe and don't panic.

[longship]

4. One of the best I've seen

It takes on Republican policies head on!

Kudos to Tom Tomorrow for nailing this.

[IDemo]

5. Or, Milton Friedman/Chicago School economics in other words n/t

[xtraxritical]

10. Let's not forget that idiot Greenspan. Give credit where credit is due.

[cthulu2016]

13. Friedman was a pinko

These folks are so far beyond the Chicago school they have out-run all actual economic theory.

There are no equations quantifying the confidence fairy. It's just a weird religion now.

[IDemo]

14. I wouldn't quite go that far

He suggested a "shock doctrine" program to Chile dictator Augusto Pinochet to create a "market" economy, and - According to his critics, Friedman did not criticize Pinochet's dictatorship at the time, nor the assassinations, illegal imprisonments, torture, or other atrocities that were well known by then.

Let's just say they're all on the same page.

[n2doc]

6. So. Freaking. True.

Letting the peons do the hard work of destroying ourselves. The rich sit back and reap the rewards.

[valerief]

7. That's the 1%ers' plan in a nutshell. nt

[invictus]

8. K&R LOL

[Alcibiades]

9. Is this also a play on Austrian economics?

If not, it should be.

http://recoveringaustrians.wordpress.com/

[Starry Messenger]

11. k&r

omg

[Electric Monk]

12. &u&g&m&a&n

BZRAAAP!

[Starry Messenger]

17. The look on his face is priceless.

[CatWoman]

15. Is that Paul Krugman the alien "bzraap"ed?

[hifiguy]

16. Sure looks like him.

[cthulu2016]

18. Krugman just posted this cartoon under "Raygunomics"

Tom Tomorrow explains it all — and I get zapped

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/raygunomics/

[CatWoman]

19. LOL!!!

Love it!!

[bluedigger]

22. He should just respond to everything with "URRK" from now on.

[ThoughtCriminal]

20. This is why I'm voting for Kodos

[Uncle Joe]

21. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[TrollBuster9090]

23. The Mysterians at least had class.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. Paul Krugman goes, "URRK!"

god, that's funny!!!!!!

I mean, not that Krugman got his ass vaporized, I mean, it's Krugman who's right, but it's just hilarious to ...I mean, Paul Krugman going "URRRRK".....I mean CARTOON Paul Krugman......


ohhhhhh you know what I mean

[TBF]

25. Outstanding. K&R nt

[wakemewhenitsover]

26. Brilliant, as usual. Reminiscent of...

...the fantastic Twilight Zone episode, "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street".

http://www.tv.com/shows/the-twilight-zone/the-monsters-are-due-on-maple-street-12606/

[progressoid]

27. Cheese Whiz on their chins?