Superman makes the case for government programs

[kpete]

These days, the term "welfare" has a negative connotation. Nobody uses it to refer to a government program they like. So a bad business subsidy program is "corporate welfare," but Social Security is not "welfare for old people." When Vox's Joseph Stromberg writes that "European, Asian, and Canadian cities treat [mass transit] as a vital public utility" while "American policymakers — and voters — see transit as a social welfare program," he is explaining why transit is bad.

But this 1952 Superman cartoon (via @Mentally_eel) about how Americans should "hop on the welfare wagon" shows that wasn't always the case:




http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9262851/superman-welfare-wagon

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Superman is a commie socialist!

[RobertEarl]

2. He must be!!

Were Superman a capitalist pig he would have demanded cash-on-the-barrel every time he saved the world.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Republican Superman.....