Are The Old Bosses Still in Charge?

Essential Question:

Whose voice is loudest in government?

1) The setting for the cartoon appeared to be in the Senate. The legislative branch to be specific, who's job was to pass laws. 

2) The 'Entrance for Monopolist' is open, while the door for the 'People' is closed. This is important because it shows how the rich fat-men had more power then the people.

3) The large men at the back of the room represent the rich people/special interest. 

4) They're in the room in the first place because the special interest groups are people who try to influence how the law is going to be written.

Significant Statement: http://goo.gl/0Ugks

This article was about how the people felt frustrated. They were flustered because they felt that the people that were suppose to represent them, were in it for themselves. They also felt this way because they had no say.

Opinion: 

I believe the voice of the government is the loudest. I say this because it's obvious they have more power then the people.

"Their responses were striking, though their frustration is not new. Seven in ten said people like them have little say in what their government does; eight in ten said most members of Congress are primarily interested in serving special interests, not the people they ostensibly represent."