Analyzing political cartoons: Choose 1 visual element and explain what information / opinion the cartoonist is trying to communicate. Contribute your answer through the comments below. You may instead comment on another students' comment, disagreeing, or adding an alternative interpretation to something they have already stated.

David Niska- Social Welfare/Policymaking-Government Expenditures

Summary: Expenditures are another way that the government can affect individual's income. A major way that the government provides for the people is by using "in-kind" benefits, which has cash value but is not cash, like food stamps. In 2002, about 19 million people received food stamps and that is down from 28.9 million. Every year many people receive government checks through Social Security beneficiaries, retired government employees, veterans, and other groups. Another type of in-kind benefit is a college loan.


Reaction: I am glad to see that the population of people who rely on food stamps has dropped but it's sad that there are that many people in the United States that need food stamps. I'm also glad that the government has college loans as an in-kind service, this allows a greater majority of people to go to college.


Connection: My connection to this goes back to the majority of people who vote in the middle, because if we had people who only voted for no government services we wouldn't have things like college loans but if we had people that only voted for the government to be more involved, then there would be to many regulations.