Political cartoon by Etta Hulme. This cartoon appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The cartoon shows an elderly man and woman sititng in chairs next to each other. The man says, "the financial planner says if we're planning on making any major purchases, like cars or furniture we should go ahead and do it before the end of this year. He also says ther eis some hope that Medicare coverage may improve for us senior citizens in a year or so and suggests we defer any catastrophic illnesses."