Daddy Warbucks

Oliver Warbucks became the benefactor and friend of Annie in the comic strip of the 20s through 50s by Harold Gray. An idealised capitalist, believing in hard work and free markets, Warbucks appeared and disappeared from the pages, even spending time in jail. The political cartoon serves as an apt metaphor for the present day tension between unregulated free markets and privatization versus the need for regulation and a more egalitarian public infrastructure.