I’ve done a video on excessive compensation for bureaucrats and I’ve written many times about wasteful spending, but here’s a cartoon that manages to effectively combine both concepts.
If your eyes are getting old like mine, you may need to click on the image to read everything.
This cartoon is good, but here’s another that is remarkable because it does capture the mindset that exists inside the government.

Great post! I love “Pearls Before Swine”, too!
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“You’re hurting morale.” Heh, as a certain blogger might say.
Meow of the supercommittee
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