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Publisher
Grand Forks Herald
Identification #
OGLMC 390
Creation Date
5-23-1965
Description
Cartoon depicts President Lyndon B. Johnson giving with his right hand "Excise Tax Cuts," while his left hand steals money from a man's wallet, in the form of "Social Security Increases." President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted to Congress his request to cut excise taxes by nearly $4 billion while at the same time supporting increases in social security benefits.
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons
Places Depicted
United States
People Depicted
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Excise Tax, Social Security, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hands, Taxation, Social security, Stealing, Excise tax, Pickpockets, Money