1. This cartoon is titled "Paul Ryan's Budget Cuts" it shows the irony of the compromised budget cuts established by Paul Ryan a republican from Wiscosin.2. The artist exibits the what spending is currently going to be cut from the budget by comically showing Paul Ryan giving himself half of a buzz-cut.
3. In the cartoon Paul Ryan is cutting the left half of his hair which is composed of several programs such as medicaid,home morgage deduction, and medicare; however he is ignoring the largest part of his hair which is represents the continution of the bush tax cuts to the rich. In the backround you see serums and shampoos which are supposed to stimulate or help the economy but in reality don't one of these serums being flat tax.
4. I believe that message of this is when a republican says that something "is perfectly balanced" it most likely is geared towards the conservative agenda. Also another message of this is that economic policies from the eighties that did not work then will not work now.
5. This of great political signifigance because the programs that are being cut affect a larger population of people then that of the upper 2% of Americans. I believe the reason why there is no much compliant from the american people is because not many american people are aware of thier economic situation. Most people assume that they are middle-class however a majority of the people throughout the country that are affected by the budget cuts are members of the working poor.
6. This is not satirical because although it is comical it is not crossly exaggerated but instead factual.
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