In a two-panel scene dated July 5 2026, office workers discuss heavy workloads caused by economic conditions, with one claiming to handle the work of three people and another fifty. The exchange shifts when a man on a bench identifies himself as a chronic offender, while a nearby newspaper headline reports British Columbia tracking 420 such individuals responsible for the majority of police files.
R.J. Matson's IRS staff reductions cartoon shows a postal worker hauling a huge blue bag marked 'TAX RETURNS' and 'United States Postal Service' up grand steps to a columned building signed 'DOGE IRS Internal Revenue Service.' An older man in a suit at the top yells, 'Didn't anyone tell you? Nobody works here anymore!' Papers spill from the bag as the worker climbs. This dry humor piece captures government understaffing with a sharp, insider poke at federal bureaucracy, blending tax season frustration with visual satire on empty offices. The Doge meme twist on the IRS logo adds a layer of modern absurdity to the scene.
