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Tom the Dancing Bug - Saturday April 29, 2006 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

Tom the Dancing Bug - Saturday April 29, 2006 Comic Strip
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TOM THE DANCING BUG © Ruben Bolling. Reprinted with permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights reserved.

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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Lucky Ducky The Poor Little Duck Who's Rich In Luck in "The High Cost of the Free Market" Hollingsworth Oil Co Dog Man: ...and we should tax the shameful windfall of profits of oil companies! Hound: Balderdash! They can't slap a tax on our hard-earned profits! Hound: The tax will discourage investments in exploration and production! $ $ $ $ $ Hound: You've got to let the FREE MARKET set prices and profits! It WORKS! Aide: Sir, there are now calls for an end to the special TAX BREAKS for oil companies. Hound: What?! The fools! Without those tax incentives, we won't invest in exploration and production! Hound: You can't simply leave it to the FREE MARKET! It doesn't work! OUR FOUNDER Hound: At least Lucky Ducky can pay gas prices! GAS Hound: Lucky Ducky! You can't afford to buy gas now! Lucky Ducky: It's just a few ounces! True, gas is too expensive to use in a car... Lucky Ducky: ...but it's the cheapest way to burn all my possessions to stay warm! Hound: Lucky Ducky! Lucky Ducky: Market forces, bub!