The joke would still work if the painting was not manipulated to cater to the joke.

Yes people want public schools.

I don’t know, I’ve heard some fairly smart people say some very positive stuff about how reduction of package sizes saves on calories, for one.

Big box store plant offerings. Clones of the same mother plants at best, highly invasive and unregulated at worst. Seriously most carry invasive plants that destroy ecosystems.

Shrinkflation.

Privatization of government institutions and programs.