Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 25, 2016
March 24, 2016
March 26, 2016
Transcript:
Rick: Mr. Duvalier, do you think your wife's ill-timed extravagances contributed to your final downfall? Duvalier: How do you mean? Rick: Well, for instance, her leaving for a $1.7 million shopping spree in Paris while Haiti was in the midst of an economic crisis. Duvalier: $1.7 million? She spent $1.7 million in Paris? Rick: Reportedly. Duvalier: What'd she do with the rest of it! Rick: Um... I don't know. I'd rather not get caught in the middle here.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
Hey, Switzerland is right next door to France (can’t blame a girl for saving for an emergency).
FlapHappy about 8 years ago
I could buy a lot of lottery tickets for 1.7 million. Then i’d have a shot at some REAL money.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 8 years ago
Lady Duvalier was a copy with Imelda Marcos : another frugal wife of an ex dictator
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault about 8 years ago
rainy day fund
BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 8 years ago
Interesting, it appears Haiti has improved at all since the 1980’s. Only thing that could help it is mandatory max child bearing of one, with large benefits for having no children. 30 years down the road hopefully the population will drop to proper levels for the land mass.
Dragoncat about 8 years ago
The REST of it? How much does she usually spend?
dutchs about 8 years ago
One of the best things about Doonesbury, whether this or Uncle Duke, is the casual, offhand way villains own up to their villainy.
A friend of ours, a nurse, goes on annual aid trips to Haiti. We donate $ but also give her some plastic bags with a washcloth and half a bar of soap to pass out. Why only half a bar? Because if we sent a whole bar, the aid workers would cut them in half to go further. It’s that poor.
Cruise lines have private beaches in Haiti. I know the theory about providing jobs and money to the economy. It would still creep me out to know what was out there not far away.