Life — March 1933 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# March 1933 Calendar Commentary This satirical calendar depicts major events from March 1933 during the Great Depression and early New Deal period. Notable entries include: - **March 2**: Reference to China losing patience with Japan amid ongoing conflict - **March 10**: President Roosevelt sends "Train Loads" to address war debts - **March 15**: "Income Tax!" — highlighting government revenue concerns - **March 20**: "America adopts the 30-hour week" — a proposed labor reform to address unemployment - **March 22**: New York Board of Aldermen considers burning down City Hall over insurance costs - **March 24**: "Prosperity Inc." volunteers help the unemployed The cartoons mock Depression-era absurdities: governmental economic desperation, proposed (often impractical) solutions like the 30-hour workweek, and darkly humorous municipal crises. The satire reflects public anxiety about economic collapse and skepticism toward proposed remedies.