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I think of it as The Fool's Journey. I've been asked who the "fool" is. It's me, but in the classical sense of the court jester. Only the fool was allowed to tell the king of his follies. All cartoons are available as prints or originals, framed or unframed, through my website or e-mail. For mugs, t-shirts, and other products visit my gift shop at www.zazzle.com/jcrowtherart* (be sure to include the *).

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Loss Leaders

"Loss leaders" is the term given in retail to those goods on sale in stores and markets with prices that are ridiculously low. The store can't even make a profit on them, but they bring people in who then presumably will buy other things. I heard a report on the news that corporate bosses now earn on the average around 400 times more than the workers in their companies. Twenty years ago it was more like 40 times. These are the real loss leaders nowadays, the politicians and honchos who line their pockets while the rest of us struggle. To borrow from Paddy Chayefsky, are we mad as hell yet and unwilling to take any more?

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

To borrow from Paddy Chayefsky, are we mad as hell yet and unwilling to take any more?

John, it is like spitting in the wind.

9:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

QUOTE the politicians and honchos who line their pockets while the rest of us struggle UNQUOTE

I dunno John... the look on Obama's face lately tells me I wouldn't want his job for love nor money!

Funny cartoon... I'm waiting for him to blow his nose! LOL

1:10 AM  

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