The man that is speaking represents the government, who is encouraging the man in the hole digging to dig more, so he can get out of poverty. The man who is digging, represent the working class in poverty, they are continuing to work away to get out of poverty, but in reality they are making the situation worse. This cartoon expresses the message of how the government is trying to get rid of poverty. They encourage the workers to work more, so they can get out of the ``hole' of poverty. By digging/working more, the workers are digging into more and more into deeper poverty.