Bureaucracy Cartoons

"I guess we'd be considered a family. We're living together, we love each other, and we haven't eaten the children yet."

Artist:
Gross, Sam
Search ID:
CC24963
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2065x1483 pixels (unwatermarked)
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animals, pets, fish, family, parents, children, relationships, government, bureaucracy, goldfish, cannibal, cannibals, cannibalistic, big family, big families, happy family, happy families, eat, eats, eating

"The only solution I can see is to hold a series of long and costly hearings in order to put off finding a solution."

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC43936
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1802x1740 pixels (unwatermarked)
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politicians, politician, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, problem solving, problem solver, problem solvers, problem solve, public hearing, public hearings, government, governments, cog, cogs, senate, house of representatives, congress, red tape

"Very scary, Jennifer—does anyone else have an H.M.O. horror story?"

Artist:
Downes, Nick
Search ID:
CC41786
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2125x1565 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hmo, hmos, h.m.o., h.m.o.s, insurance, medical insurance, healthcare, health care, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, bureaucratic nightmare, bureaucratic nightmares, scary story, scary stories, campfire, campfires, campfire story, campfire stories, scare, scares, frighten, frightens, horror story, horror stories, medical debt, medical bill, medical bills

"The way I see it, the Constitution cuts both ways. The First Amendment gives you the right to say what you want, but the Second Amendment gives me the right to shoot you for it."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC29431
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3016x2671 pixels (unwatermarked)
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leisure, party, men, government, bureaucracy, ethics, bill of rights, constitution, constitutional amendment, constitutional amendments, amendment, amendments, first amendment, second amendment, 1st amendment, 2nd amendment, right to bear arms, freedom of speech, gun culture, gun nut, gun nuts, firearms, assault rifle, assault rifles, mankoff

"Why didn't you bring a cardigan or lightweight jacket?"

Artist:
Dator, Joe
Search ID:
CC124406
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3325x3193 pixels (unwatermarked)
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cardigan, cardigans, fashion, fashions, clothes, clothing, luggage, suitcase, suit case, pack, packed, packing, travel, travelling, travelling light, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, tourism, airport, airports, airport security, security, tsa, customs, customs official, officials, bureaucracy, just following the rules, following the rules, nosy, nosiness, search, searching, mess, messy, comment, judging, judging, secure, secured, underpack, overpack, under packed, over packed, under prepare, under prepared, over prepare, over prepared, be prepared, preparation, planning, planned, plan ahead, plan

"It's not enough to write 'Megabucks' on your return, Mr. Clacton. You're supposed to tell us how many."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC39219
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1869x2295 pixels (unwatermarked)
Tags:
tax, taxes, tax return, taxed, rebate, irs, i.r.s., internal revenue service, tax collection, collection, income tax, income, form, forms, bureaucracy, rich, riches, wealth, wealthy, loaded, earning, megabucks, rich people, taxpayer, return, federal tax, state tax, local tax, form 1040

A Born Politician

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC23795
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1553x1377 pixels (unwatermarked)
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politics, politicians, political, politic, kid, kids, children, child, education, educational, school, schools, example, examples, doublespeak, double speak, double think, doublethink, double-think, double-speak, spin, spin doctor, speech, speeches, rhetoric, persuasive, persuade, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, bureaucracy, schooling, youth, lead by example

"Under new business: Peterson, at Hammond Point Beach, reports that a person in the water is flailing about and calling for help. Peterson wants to know what action, if any, he should take."

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC30165
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2204x1771 pixels (unwatermarked)
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rescue, rescuing, initiative, meeting, meetings, inefficient, inefficiency, life guard, life-guard, lifeguards, discuss, discussing, discussion, business, businesses, boardroom, boardrooms, problem, problems, decision, decisions, indecisive, agenda, agendas, bureaucracy, bureaucratic, bureaucracy, pointless, initiatives

"Your signature, Your Majesty, as well as your driver's license and a major credit card."

Artist:
Steiner, Peter
Search ID:
CC31910
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1943x1759 pixels (unwatermarked)
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bureaucracy, bureaucrat, government, policy, policies, administration, king, kings, royal, royalty, royals, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, sign, signing, signature, signatures, paperwork, document, documents, form, forms, history, historical, medieval, driver's license, driver's licence, driving licence, driver licence, license, licence, driver, driving, identification, identity, identity check, id, i.d., credit card, official, autograph, id check, your id please, modern life

"Half empty because of congressional inaction, and half full because of the tireless efforts of the President."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC29368
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3576x2286 pixels (unwatermarked)
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government, bureaucracy, press secretary, press secretaries, excuse, excuses, blameless, excuse, excuses, administration, administration spokesman, administration spokesmen, congressional inaction, spin, spins, spin room, spin rooms, talking point, talking points, political talking point, political talking points, obfuscate, obfuscates, obfuscation, mankoff

"Are you sure this is the correct way to declassify documents?"

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC122199
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7000x4946 pixels (unwatermarked)
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government, incompetence, bureaucracy, declassify, declassifies, declassification, foia, foia request, foia requests, request, requests, freedom of information act, incompetent, naive, naivete, shred paper, shredding papers, paper shredder, paper shredders, politician, politicians, corrupt, corruption, corrupted, corrupting, mankoff

"Doctors said that although the approach is still experimental, it may prove an effective weapon in the fight against health-care reform."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC25073
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3657x2785 pixels (unwatermarked)
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medical, doctors, government, bureaucracy, politics, drugs, experimental drug, experimental drugs, drug, prescription, prescriptions, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical industry, big pharma, healthcare, healthcare reform, health-care, health-care reform, obamacare, aca, affordable care act, expensive medicine, expensive medicines, american health care, mankoff

The Man Who Never Had a Tax Mix-Up, Bungle, or Situation.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC134431
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4646x5780 pixels (unwatermarked)
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statue, statues, sculpture, sculptures, monument, monuments, memorial, memorials, hero, heroes, tax, taxes, mistake, mistakes, mix-up, mix-ups, mixup, mixups, bungle, situation, situations, problem, problems, issue, issues, normal, ordinary, special, honor, honour, bureaucracy, government, governments

"Final, revised government figures for the fourth quarter of 1981 now indicate that the Yankees, not the Dodgers, won the World Series."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
Search ID:
CC51020
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2305x1699 pixels (unwatermarked)
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sports, government, bureaucracy, government bureaucracy, government bureaucracies, libertarian, libertarians, conservative, conservatives, slow-moving, government waste, government figure, government figures, inefficient, inefficiency, inefficiencies, baseball, baseball team, baseball teams, economic data, economic news, world series, mankoff

"Your tax return...."

Artist:
Booth, George
Search ID:
CC35821
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2487x2330 pixels (unwatermarked)
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tax, taxes, tax return, tax returns, bureaucrat, bureaucracy, bureaucrats, irs, internal revenue service, payment, tax estimates, confusing, tax code, tax codes, complex, complicated

"I pronounce you guilty as charged and wife."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC34630
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2090x2447 pixels (unwatermarked)
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marriage, married, marrying, marry, marries, combine, efficient, efficiency, budget cuts, crime, criminal, guilty, guilt, suspect, defendant, crimes, judge, judges, rule, ruling, rules, law, laws, sentencing, hearing, hearings, ceremony, husband, wife, husbands, wives, bureaucracy, bureaucrat

"If there's anything more we can do for you, don't hesitate to fill out the proper forms."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC134515
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2946x2561 pixels (unwatermarked)
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hospital, hospitals, medicine, medical, doctor, doctors, form, forms, paperwork, document, documents, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, clinic, clinics, patient, patients, administration, official procedure, official procedures, application, apply, applying

"Today, we will talk about your phony numbers. We will not talk about the I.R.S. having too many cooks!"

Artist:
Booth, George
Search ID:
CC41135
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2200x1600 pixels (unwatermarked)
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internal revenue service, irs, tax cheat, tax cheats, cheater, cheaters, cheating, i.r.s., tax day, tax days, cook the books, cooking the books, audit, audits, auditor, auditors, distraction, distract, distracting, lie, lies, lying, back taxes, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, accountant, accountants, accounting, excuse, excuses

Further Sanctions

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC27931
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2241x3009 pixels (unwatermarked)
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government, governments, governmental, sanction, sanctions, sanctioned, civil, civil servant, civil servants, civil service, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, bureaucratic, baby boomer, baby-boomer, baby boomers, baby-boomers, tv, t v, television, modern, modern life, generation, generational, generation gap, parody, parodies, parodied, credo, politic, politics, political, politically, political commentary, commentary

"The water for your fishbowl was approved, but it looks like for now you're not getting the fish."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC141310
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3088x2682 pixels (unwatermarked)
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approval, request, requests, office, hierarchy, hierarchies, corporation, corporations, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, faceless bureaucracy, faceless bureaucracies, office drone, office drones, office worker, office workers, process, processes, approval process, approval processes, pend, pends, pending, wait, waits, waiting, regulation, regulations, rule, rules, health and safety

"I was an eight, too, until the number crunchers got hold of me."

Artist:
Fradon, Dana
Search ID:
CC27731
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1985x1361 pixels (unwatermarked)
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number cruncher, number crunchers, number crunching, accountant, accounting, accountants, bureaucracy, math, maths, mathematics, reduce, reducing, reduced, belittled, belittle, demote, demoted, calculate, calcultions, numerical calculation, subtract, subtraction, divide, devision, math teacher, math teachers, maths teacher, maths teachers, financial analyst, financial analysts, statistics, stats, statistician, number cruncher politics

"It appears you're a bit overqualified to be exploited but somewhat underqualified to exploit others."

Artist:
Harris, Sidney
Search ID:
CC32689
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1853x2021 pixels (unwatermarked)
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underqualified, overqualified, employment agency, employment agencies, employments, employee, employees, exploit, exploits, exploiting, exploitation, middle manager, middle managers, manager, managers, recruit, recruits, recruitment, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, late capitalism, capitalist, capitalism, middle ground, middle grounds, personnel, personnel department, job interview, job interviews, interview, interviews, interviewing

"Sorry, but I don't do stitches anymore. All stitches are now handled by Local 405 over at Bellevue."

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC41747
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2839x2394 pixels (unwatermarked)
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doctor, doctors, patient, patients, clinic, clinics, stitches, stitches, minor, wound, wounds, cut, cuts, graze, grazes, split, splits, american medical, hospital, hospitals, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, critical, critic, critique, political, policy, government, governmental, mother, mothers, private, privatised, privatized, out sourced, out source, branch, branches, franchise, franchised

"Hey, the Constitution isn't engraved in stone."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC28383
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1735x1621 pixels (unwatermarked)
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government, bureaucracy, politics, ethics, legal, illegal, law, laws, government officials, government official, political leader, political leaders, capitol building, constitution, constitutional, changeable, change the law, unconstitutional, lobbyist, activist, big business, businesses, ceo, owner, vote, voter, voters, voting, democracy

"You're kidding! You count S.A.T.s?"

Artist:
Twohy, Mike
Search ID:
CC39229
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1870x1540 pixels (unwatermarked)
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religion, religious, death, after death, afterlife, heaven, heaven's gate, entrance to heaven, st. peter's gate, saint peter's gate, pearly gates, st. peter, saint peter, angel, angels, getting into heaven, education, score, scores, test, tests, testing, college, colleges, university, universities, school, schools, schooling, academics, academic, mark, marks, grade, grades, bureaucracy, requirement, requirements, admission, admissions, standardised testing, standardised test, standardised tests, standardized testing, standardized test, standardized tests, modern life