1062: Budget News

This is comic 1062. It was posted on May 30, 2012. Previous Next

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I will vote, no questions asked, for any candidate who describes themselves as 'more of a deficit sugar glider.'

Description

This comic is a pun on the phrase "Deficit Hawk". Wikipedia has a great definition: "Deficit hawk is an American political slang term for people who place great emphasis on keeping the federal budget under control. Deficit hawks believe the best way to reduce the deficit, pay off national debt, and balance the budget is by a combination of increasing taxes and cutting government spending."

And obviously, a hawk is a type of bird of prey. In this case, the prey is politicians.

In the image text, there is a reference to the sugar glider, which is a small gliding possum originating from the marsupial Infraclass.