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Somebody better call a traffic cop
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Senators Robert La Follette, Jr., Sheridan Downey, Claude Pepper, and John Thomas in a jalopy labeled "The Pension Special. Have One on Us," speeding in the direction of "National Bankruptcy." They carry a flag reading, "New Pension Scheme, $30 a Month for Everybody over Sixty. Costs Only $4,000,000,000 a Year -- Come One -- Come All." A little man labeled "Taxpayer," barely jumps out of the way. In August 1941, a special Senate Subcommittee, chaired by Senator Downey, recommended that social security pensions be replaced by a system providing $30 a month to all unemployed persons over 60. Committee members La Follette, Pepper, and Thomas supported the proposal, but it failed to pass the Senate. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pepper, Claude,--1900- |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Downey, Sheridan--1884-1961. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Thomas, John,--1874-1945. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Automobiles--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Legislators--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | La Follette, Robert M.--(Robert Marion),--1895-1953. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pensions--United States--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
