Calvin & Hobbes Puts Everything In Perspective

[dreamwalker]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/allexxisf1/Calvin.jpg

[Homer88]

Ahahah awesome

[blainehamilton]

I thought Bill Watterson stopped writing Calvin and Hobbes years ago?

If this was done recently, does this mean he has put pen to paper again?

If not, the man is a genius and can predict the future!

[ullyeus]

I thought Bill Watterson stopped writing Calvin and Hobbes years ago?

If this was done recently, does this mean he has put pen to paper again?

If not, the man is a genius and can predict the future!

It's an old one...but a good one....

[dreamwalker]

I thought Bill Watterson stopped writing Calvin and Hobbes years ago?

If this was done recently, does this mean he has put pen to paper again?

If not, the man is a genius and can predict the future!

Aye, 'tis an old strip.

[abu_sme]

Wow, it's almost like this was written last week. The man can predict the future.

[FearSonic]

Funny enough, I was leafing through my C&H Collection a few days ago and found this strip, I thought it was a perfect analogy for today's problems.

Good strip, even better comic. I have all of the books that have been released, save for the newer "Anthology" ones.

[CheapScotsman]

I thought Bill Watterson stopped writing Calvin and Hobbes years ago?

If this was done recently, does this mean he has put pen to paper again?

If not, the man is a genius and can predict the future!

Wow, it's almost like this was written last week. The man can predict the future.

Aye, 'tis an old strip.

Its an old one and, no, he didn't predict the future .... history repeats itself. All that is happening has happened before.

[ShadowVlican]

funny we don't learn then

[CheapScotsman]

funny we don't learn thenGeorge Santayana, a notable philosopher, coined the phrase, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

Yes, it is kinda funny ... if it didn't hurt so much (like a lot of wars, etc)

In order to learn, we have to study ... and most people really aren't interested in learning about the history of things/events. They would rather play their video games or listen to their ipods or ....

[Shimso]

All he needs to throw in is a mention of a $2,000,000,000,000 USD (yes, 12 zeroes) loan to someone whom the US fed won't disclose, and the 810,000,000 that was pissed away for nothing and it'd be an up to date representation of modern day USA.

[Dash]

all you have to do is change the last panel to "I need a financial bailout" and it's up to date.

[brunes]

All he needs to throw in is a mention of a $2,000,000,000,000 USD (yes, 12 zeroes) loan to someone whom the US fed won't disclose, and the 810,000,000 that was pissed away for nothing and it'd be an up to date representation of modern day USA.

Who has the US loaned two TRILLION dollars to? Where are you getting this?

[Shimso]

Bad wording on my part, it wasn't just one person who received $2T, but the figure was right:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=worldwide

[lagzor]

lol C&H, so true :)

[Lava]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/allexxisf1/Calvin.jpg

all you have to do is change the last panel to "I need a financial bailout" and it's up to date.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa198/jobo50/Calvin.png

fixed.

[brunes]

Bad wording on my part, it wasn't just one person who received $2T, but the figure was right:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aatlky_cH.tY&refer=worldwide
Oh not this dead horse again.

The US national debit as a portion of GDP is actually lower in comparison to many other G8 countries, including Canada (though they will surpass us next year).

Also, 75% of the current US government debit is to private US citizens; this, in effect, most of the debit in the US is simply debit to itself.

Here's a better table that puts it into perspective:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt