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What's the matter with that one, Bob?
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows Congressman Robert Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, looking disgustedly at a lemon, labeled "Income Tax," that has been squeezed dry. Behind him, Uncle Sam points to a large lemon, labeled "Sales Tax," and asks "What's the matter with that one, Bob?" Meanwhile, the cartoonist's small signature bear hands Doughton a pair of binoculars. In October 1943, the Treasury Department announced that the country needed another $10 billion in taxes to support the war effort. Doughton responded indignantly that the people would not be able to support such an increase. Berryman suggests that the country again consider the imposition of a national sales tax, an idea that was brought up periodically but never implemented because many people felt it would fall unfairly on those least likely to be able to afford it. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sales taxes--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Doughton, Robert Lee,--1863-1954. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bears--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Lemons--1940-1950. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
