Troubletown.

• Author: Dangle, Lloyd
• Position: Cartoon

EVERY FEW YEARS MY WIFE AND I GET THE URGE AND SERIOUSLY CONSIDER QUITTING THE USA TO BECOME EXPATS.

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WE'RE HERE IN AN IMPOVERISHED CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY TO TRY LIVING THE SIMPLE WAY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

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(WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY SAVED UP.)

HOLA!

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ICE CREAM CONES COST 25 cents!

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SHOES ARE $2.50 AT EL COSTO!

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CARTOONIST'S WAGES SEEM ALMOST LIKE REAL MONEY!

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OF COURSE IT'S IRONIC THAT YOU WOULD MOVE TO THE THIRD WORLD FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE AND SCHOOLS BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

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I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH THE RISK OF AN OCCASIONAL COUP OR NARCO-DICTATOR...