It is often a bit of uneasy truth that spices up the best editorial cartoons.

Here are a few cartoons that capture the spirit and sentiment underlying our economy and markets.

Belt-tightening and under-employment are a focus when Cupid needs a pawnshop or gets laid-off.

 

And it is tough to fix the structural issues when politics become more important than progress.

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