Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 15, 1982
Transcript:
TV: Good evening. Today top economic advisor Phillip Slackmeyer became the latest administration official to return to the private sector. This was the scene at the White House. Mr. Slackmeyer, are you resigning because of the disparity between your rosy forecasts and the current recession? Not at all. I'm resigning because of the disparity between my earning potential and my current salary....actually, my wife and I could probably make do with my government salary, but it's not for us that I'm resigning....I'm doing it so my son can stay in college... Mark: What?