Political cartoons for April 17

Friday’s political cartoons include gas prices, tax day, and more

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This single-panel cartoon depicts a family sitting on a couch surrounded by "Summer Vacation" brochures and a digital tablet. The father looks on in bewilderment, explaining that the GPS claims they "can't get there from here" after he tried to input their road trip destination. The mother asks “GPS?” and the father responds "Gas Price Surge.”

(Image credit: Joe Heller / Copyright 2025 Hellertoon.com)

This cartoon depicts a sarcastic 1040 income tax form. Some of the options include, “Check here if you want $3 to go to interest payments on the $47 trillion national debt” and “Check here if you want to borrow billions more per day to open the Strait of Hormuz.” and “Check here if you want to borrow $300 to fill up your gas tank this week.” Some of the Filing Options include “Single going broke” “married going broke” and “broke”.

(Image credit: R.J. Matson / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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