Would you consider the us currently in an economic crisis

Yes. Many people were put out of work due to the pandemic and are struggling financially. There is also a coin shortage in the united states as people have strayed from using physical money and have developed a preference for contactless payment methods or credit/debit cards.

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A: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium and France.

B: The action is that they are all tugging on Africa.

C: The cartoonist is trying to make the point that all of these countries are fighting to control Africa.

-TTL