{"id":17592,"date":"2013-08-28T20:41:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T03:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=17592"},"modified":"2013-08-28T20:41:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T03:41:52","slug":"cartoon-the-federal-budget-is-just-like-your-familys-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=17592","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: The Federal Budget Is Just Like Your Family’s Budget!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[spoiler]Two women are talking, who I will call “Black Dress” and “Sneakers,” respectively.<\/p>\n

Panel 1
\nBLACK DRESS: The Federal government’s budget is just like a family budget!
\nSNEAKERS: Really? Your family prints its own currency?<\/p>\n

Panel 2
\nBLACK DRESS: Well, no.
\nSNEAKERS: Can your family sell its own super-low-interest bonds to borrow money?<\/p>\n

Panel 3
\nBoth women have become a bit annoyed with the other.
\nBLACK DRESS: No! But when I do my family budget, I can’t spend more than I earn.
\nSNEAKERS: Then how will anyone in your family ever own a home? Or go to college?<\/p>\n

Panel 4
\nBLACK DRESS: My point is, the government has to cut back! Starting with social security!
\nSNEAKERS (horrified): Your family saves money by robbing Grandma?[\/spoiler]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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