Political Cartoon Current Event #2

Hey! I found this week's political cartoon in the Washington post. The cartoon that I chose was about the economy, and with housing mortgages. I first thought this political cartoon was interesting because it had Santa at the bottom of a chimney ready with a bag of gifts, but it showsed Santa looking out from the chimney confused, to the remains of a house that once stood there. At the top of the chiminey is Santa's reigndeer balancing since there was no roof. This cartoon describes the economy at this point in time, showing how badly some people are being affected by the increase and decrease of goods. This cartoon also showed how the mortgage companies increased their profit/tax on the homes by increasing the amount of money due from the people who took the loans. This action left many people in debt or they were unable to pay for their home, or the economy hurt their $ towards their original Christmas traditions or material goods. The symbol that was shown was the remains of a home, Santa confused with this reigndeer, and the phr ase about the mortgage companies. I thought that this cartoon was a bit sad but it characterized the situations well.