tax cuts and the middle class

Kid Castaway

Jan
15
2026
Man clings to paycheck-to-paycheck raft amid GOP health costs and living expenses
KID CASTAWAY by Milt Priggee, politicalcartoons.com
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A man on a raft labeled paycheck to paycheck navigates rough seas. One wave carries the label GOP health care costs while a shark marked cost of living approaches from the other side. The image from January 2026 captures ongoing concerns over healthcare expenses and daily living costs for working families.

Cost of Living

Jan
4
2026
Cost of Living
COST OF LIVING by Milt Priggee, politicalcartoons.com
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We Are Getting Screwed

Nov
25
2025
We Are Getting Screwed
WE ARE GETTING SCREWED by Milt Priggee, politicalcartoons.com
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More Trump tax cuts for the wealthy

Nov
9
2025
More Trump tax cuts for the wealthy
Paul Duginski, CagleCartoons.com
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Here’s Your Big Beautiful Bill

Jul
8
2025
Here’s Your Big Beautiful Bill
HERE’S YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL by Ed Wexler, politicalcartoons.com
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Tax cuts for wealthy

Jun
5
2025
Tax cuts for wealthy
TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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The Big Beautiful Bill comes due

May
21
2025
Big Beautiful Bill Leaves $3.8 Trillion Tab for Middle Class
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL COMES DUE by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
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The cartoon illustrates the rollout of a major GOP budget bill nicknamed the big beautiful bill. It shows billionaires in an exclusive club while a tuxedoed figure presents a $3.8 trillion debt scroll to a distressed man holding a please help sign. The piece critiques how tax cuts for the wealthy add trillions to the national debt with costs passed to middle and lower income groups.

New Budget Cuts

May
3
2025
New Budget Cuts
NEW BUDGET CUTS by Bill Day, politicalcartoons.com
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GOP serves up budget

Feb
27
2025
GOP serves up budget
GOP SERVES UP BUDGET by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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Trump 2nd term promises

Nov
12
2024
Trump 2nd term promises
TRUMP 2ND TERM PROMISES by Dave Granlund, politicalcartoons.com
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What recession

Aug
19
2019
What recession
WHAT RECESSION by John Darkow, politicalcartoons.com
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Trump Tax Plan RefundsBills

Feb
14
2019
Trump Tax Plan RefundsBills
TRUMP TAX PLAN REFUNDSBILLS by Jeff Darcy, politicalcartoons.com
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Entitlement cuts

Oct
31
2018
Entitlement cuts
ENTITLEMENT CUTS by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
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Trump Middle Class Tax Cut promise

Oct
25
2018
Trump Middle Class Tax Cut promise
TRUMP MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT PROMISE by Jeff Darcy, politicalcartoons.com
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41 Economic Growth

Jul
28
2018
41 Economic Growth
41 ECONOMIC GROWTH by Jimmy Margulies, politicalcartoons.com
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