Mar
27
2026
poor health
Jul
21
2025
A political cartoon by Bruce Plante shows a health care pollster visiting a family in a doublewide trailer. The mother holds a crying baby while responding to questions about potential Medicaid cuts. Her reply highlights the irony of claims that low-income residents have too much money. The scene references ongoing debates over Republican health care legislation. The image uses the family's living situation to underscore concerns about coverage loss for millions.
Jul
3
2025
On July 3 2025 the Trump budget bill cleared Congress delivering tax reductions for high earners alongside reductions in Medicaid and other supports for lower income groups. The image shows the president wearing a crown beside the Monopoly Man holding a tax cuts document. Both observe multiple rockets labeled with affected populations ascending through colorful fireworks. Speech bubbles from the president read So BIG and So BEAUTIFUL.
May
27
2025
The May 27, 2025, cartoon by John Cole responds to ongoing discussions about the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and its proposed reductions to federal health agencies. Trump appears in surgical attire pushing a gurney labeled public health, while a figure resembling Elon Musk operates a chainsaw marked DOGE. The image addresses concerns over Medicaid, Medicare, FDA and HHS budgets. It reflects debates active in late May 2025 about balancing tax policy with health program funding. The visual contrasts precise scalpel work with aggressive mechanical cuts to underscore differing approaches to government spending.
May
21
2025
The cartoon depicts a personified bill on the steps of the Capitol singing about cutting taxes for the wealthy while reducing Medicaid for the poor. The measure is shown adding trillions to the deficit. The image draws on the Schoolhouse Rock song I'm Just a Bill to highlight Republican priorities in a 2025 budget proposal. The character wears a button labeled Big Beautiful Bill.
