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It's perfectly simple
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Congressman Robert Lee Doughton, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, telling Senator Walter George, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, "It's perfectly simple." He indicates a large three-paneled sign headed, "The New Tax Plan." In the first panel, a taxpayer, shown as John Q. Public, "LISTENS to the President's speech [on the radio] and wants to give away everything he has." In the second, showing the taxpayer encased in a block of ice holding his money, Office of Price Administration Head "Leon Henderson comes along and FREEZES him in that attitude." In the third, Secretary of the Treasury "Henry Morgenthau comes [with an ice pick and a basket] and TAKES what he needs." Berryman pokes fun at the tactics of the government in promoting the war effort by freezing prices and raising taxes. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Henderson, Leon,--1895-1986. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Doughton, Robert L.,--1863- |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | John Q. Public (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | George, Walter F.--(Walter Franklin),--1878-1957. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Morgenthau, Henry,--1891-1967. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
