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California Gov Brown and New Taxes

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Bloody California Governor Jerry Brown

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Tax Time Cartoon Collection

Why are you reading this post? Shouldn’t you be finishing your taxes?!? As millions of Americans rush to finish their taxes by Tuesday’s deadline (well, everyone but Mitt Romney, who filed an extension), cartoonists had to split their time between the calculator and the drawing pad, finishing their best IRS cartoons.

Check out their thoughts of 1040 and standard deductions in our new Tax Time cartoon collection.

Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view our Tax Time cartoons)
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My Tax Time Cartoons

As a cartoonist, I’m already predisposed to dislike numbers and math, but running a business means filing my taxes has gone from an annoyance to downright torture. Just the thought of having to print out those arcane, maze-like forms, rummage through boxes of reciepts, and finally figure out what sized check you have to write to Uncle Sam can make any sane person cry. It’s no wonder that I’ve drawn my fair share of cartoons comparing doing your taxes to torture.

Here are a couple of my cartoons about dreaded tax season. Hope they bring a smile to your face as you waste this weekend adding and deducting…



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Five Timely 'Buffett Rule' Cartoons

As Tax Day approaches, and we all shuffle to figure out how much we owe Uncle Sam, the President and Democrats are hard at work pushing their message of tax fairness.

The core of their plan is the so-called “Buffett rule,” named after billionaire Warren Buffett, who has said that he pays a lower percentage in income taxes than his secretary. Obama’s plan would force the rich to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.

Here are five timely cartoons that wade into the murky waters of any tax plan pushed during an election year…

Kirk Anderson / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Anderson)
John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Cole)
Joe Heller / Green Bay Press-Gazette (click to view more cartoons by Heller)
Kap / Cagle Cartoons (Click to view our newest political cartoons)
Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Jones)
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Romney Tax Returns

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999

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Dems and GOP Will Not Move on Budget

Dems and GOP Will Not Move on Budget COLOR © Daryl Cagle,MSNBC.com,Democrats,Republicans,Donkey,elephant,roots,trees,budget,taxes,spending

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California Gov Brown and Taxes

California Gov Brown and Taxes COLOR © Daryl Cagle,MSNBC.com,Governor Jerry Brown,California,taxes,Republicans,elephant,voters,budget deficit,state,election,voters

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Tax Day Cartoons

Today is Tax Day, and for many, this means finally getting around to finished your taxes, writing out that check to Uncle Sam and waiting in line at the Post Office to make sure you meet the all-important midnight deadline.

Everyone hates paying taxes, but cartoonists despise them. If you have five minutes to take a break from your 1040, enjoy a laugh at our funny Tired of Taxes cartoon collection.

Jeff Parker / Florida Today (click to view cartoon collection)
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This Week in Political Cartoons – 4/15/11

We’ve just posted our huge Week in Review cartoon slideshow, and what’s on everyone’s mind this week? Taxes, taxes, taxes!

Whether it’s the small business owner sweating bullets trying to finish his 1040 in time, or politicians on Capital Hill bickering and arguing about what out taxes can really afford, that dirty “t” word seems to be everywhere. Which infuriates bankrupt birther Donal Trump, who can’t abide the media overlooking him.

So pull yourself away from your calculator and check out our Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.

Taxes 1040
John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view slideshow)
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GOP and Civil Servant Pensions

GOP and Civil Servant Pensions Color © Daryl Cagle,MSNBC.com,Pig, Elephant, Republican, Civil Servants, Wall Street, Pensions, budget, taxes, spending, shoe, stomp, pocket, cigar