Hello. You did not show the cartoon to which the question refers, which makes it impossible for it to be answered accurately, but I will help you in the best possible way.
When an artist does a political cartoon, he is trying to make the public realize an adverse situation that is happening in politics in a critical and punctual way. Political cartoons generally present political issues in a satirical and ironic way, but they can also expose these issues in a literal and serious way.
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Laissez faire- government didn't regulate business nearly enough. Businesses could monopolize and jack up their prices. lack of government involvement is hurting america.
not too sure about business consolidates
big businesses becoming powerful- big business could swamp small businesses and raise their prices really high, but there would be no small businesses left for people to spend their money on a cheaper alternative