Biz
Original: Biz on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A politician in a suit and red tie stands at a podium, gesturing emphatically.
Politician: IT'S TIME WE RUN THIS COUNTRY MORE LIKE A BUSINESS!
A crowd of silhouetted audience members responds.
Crowd: YAYYYYYY Y...
Transition caption (pink banner): AND SO...
Panel 2:
A woman with glasses sits at a table, reading and holding a document. A man sits beside her.
Woman: SUDDENLY IT'S CALLING MY TAXES A SUBSCRIPTION. AND THE DOCUMENTS ARE COVERED WITH ADS.
Man: OOH, THERE MAY BE HOT SINGLES IN MY GOVERNMENT!
Votey:
A simply-drawn man looks slightly downcast.
Man: AW MAN, THEY PAYWALLED EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE!
A politician in a suit and red tie stands at a podium, gesturing emphatically.
Politician: IT'S TIME WE RUN THIS COUNTRY MORE LIKE A BUSINESS!
A crowd of silhouetted audience members responds.
Crowd: YAYYYYYY Y...
Transition caption (pink banner): AND SO...
Panel 2:
A woman with glasses sits at a table, reading and holding a document. A man sits beside her.
Woman: SUDDENLY IT'S CALLING MY TAXES A SUBSCRIPTION. AND THE DOCUMENTS ARE COVERED WITH ADS.
Man: OOH, THERE MAY BE HOT SINGLES IN MY GOVERNMENT!
Votey:
A simply-drawn man looks slightly downcast.
Man: AW MAN, THEY PAYWALLED EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE!
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic mocking the idea of running government like a business. Panel 1: A politician in a suit and red tie shouts from a podium, 'It's time we run this country more like a business!' A crowd of silhouetted figures cheers, 'Yayyyyy y...'. A pink banner reads 'And so...'. Panel 2: A bespectacled woman sits at a table reading a document, saying, 'Suddenly it's calling my taxes a subscription. And the documents are covered with ads.' A man beside her replies, 'Ooh, there may be hot singles in my government!' The joke turns government services into the worst parts of online subscription business models. Votey (aftercomic): A simply-drawn man looks disappointed and says, 'Aw man, they paywalled equal access to justice!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.