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Many people seem to view government as a shopaholic of sorts

Families are cutting back. Why can't the guv'mint?

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Many people seem to view government as a shopaholic of sorts

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Jen Sorensen’s comics and illustrations have appeared in the The Nation, NPR.org, Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, Politico, Daily Kos, Fusion, The Nib, AlterNet, Truthout, MAD, Nickelodeon, The Los Angeles Times, The Austin Chronicle, The Village Voice, In These Times, The Book of Jezebel, and dozens of other...