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You pushed him in! I did not. You pushed him in.
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | World War II cartoon shows President Roosevelt and an old man symbolizing Congress standing on a dock quarreling and ignoring John Q. Public, labeled "Tax Payer," who is drowning. They accuse each other of pushing him in and fail to throw him a life preserver labeled "Tax Clarification." In February 1944, the president vetoed a tax bill that gave him only a fraction of the money he said he needed to conduct the war. The president and Congress also traded charges about who was to blame for not simplifying the system. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Congress--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Taxes--United States--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Drowning--1940-1950. |
| 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) | Quarreling--1940-1950. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
