Austerity Debater Gifts

'The great thing is, the poor won't be able to squander it on luxuries such as dignity, equality and hope!'

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

Pre-Old Blues

"I have my pants put on one leg at a time."

"I'm worried. We're small enough to fail, but not big enough to be bailed out!"

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

"One can be against entitlements, and still feel a sense of entitlement."

More Unequal Than Others

'We've completed the spending review and there won't be any.'

Yellow Vests

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

'Oh, we could reduce the deficit, but it'd just leave stretch marks.'

"Son, one day all this will belong to your tax office, your economy-hating environmental wackos and your corrupt political clowns."

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

Great. What do I get the man who already HAS nothing? It's a birthday party.

'I guess they forgot to call for us again Martha.'

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

'Look at it this way, if you didn't have to pay all that money in tax, you'd go out and spend it anyway.'

World Cop.

'Another casualty of U.S. Rating agencies...'

James Freeman

"No more stress!"

Fat Cats

The Elephant in the Corner.

Economic Experts

School of Voodoo Economics

News and Magazines. Budget News. I'm not worried about the debt --- it's too big to fail!

"Hi Ho Hi Ho It's to benefits we go..."

Psst, sir. Want an extra kick with your morning coffee? Sure, like more caffeine? Like a little wake-up. Huh? The top 10% of American families get nearly 70% of all income, compared to 1980 when they got a third. I'm talkin' 'bout the income gap! Not bad. Does this come with chocolate syrup.

Gordon Brown is making money.

"They could make a Drachma out of this crisis."

'Continuing to deficit spend during a budget crunch is what makes America great!'

"Hey - aren't you the owner of the store?"

Wayne Swan

"I intend to leave this earth with that with which I came into it …. Thirty million adjusted for inflation."