Alternate punchlines:
"17,000 is such a high number."
"You didn't have to have a family, you know."
If you need more money, get a second job, like 8.6% of Americans have."
"You've done it the last 15 years!"
It's a bold move to have stacks and sacks of money surrounding you while you talk salaries and raises to your employees. But then again, Veeblefester is a bold guy.
Is 'bold' the right word?
No. I don't like today's strip.
There. Much better.