Dessert American Style Analysis

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Horsey’s veracious depiction of the distribution of U.S. wealth constructs a dismal, eye-opening reality as he portrays the uneven proportions of slices that is the U.S. wealth given to the rich, the middle class, and the poor and the added whipped cream called tax cuts presented to the affluent. In his political cartoon, reasonably named “ Dessert, American Style,” he paints the image of an elephant, who represents the Republicans, offering further tax cuts to the wealthy who already have a substantial portion of the U.S. wealth. While the rich are served the majority of the pie, the middle class only receives a single slice and the poor are given mere crumbs. This illustrates how the GOP favors the rich by giving them tax cuts while offering

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