Bubble Tea Economist Gifts

'I still prefer trading the old fashioned way.'

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

'Hey! What's the big idea!?!'

Kid blowing bubble takes off.

John Lee Dotkomm palys the 'Broker's Blues

'I know that other kids manage on ?5 pocket money - but their parents don't charge them to watch any television programme their parents don't happen to approve off!'

BP Waiter: Dinner is served!

'It's a growth industry' (tulips from Amsterdam).

We like crbn tax. Yay! Carbon tax!

"Dad since my pocket money isn't index linked, you've forced me to have to renegotiate."

Win-win. Whenever I hear that from you, I want to hide under the counter. New research shows the only proven way to prolong life is caloric restriction. Eat less, live longer. Introducing our new breakfast meal plan: The Fountain of Youth. You get half a muffin and half a glass of water. Sounds meager. Exactly. That's why we're charging $16. But a full muffin only costs $4. And it won't prolong your life. Can you even put a price on immortality? How much should we charge for an empty plate of ai

The High School of Music and Art and Economics

A Double-Dip Recession with Sprinkles

'Don't jump! The latest market sector bubble to burst is making a turnaround!'

"An iceberg the size of Connecticut broke off from Antarctica? How do the taxes compare?"

'I thought I'd cut out the middle men.'

'Stay on all fours. That way you can pounce on new consumer wants.'

'The good news is that what you save on my hair cut can be added to my allowance.'

'Junior, if you don't do your homework and stop daytrading, we'll have to freeze your assets!'

'If I have to buy my sneakers with MY money, doesn't that blur the line between allowance and support.'

Dollar sign balloon.

'In life I was scorned for worshipping the Almighty Dollar.'

John Boehner

'I'm waiting for the burst in the hooker bubble.'

German/Russian Relations: The Nord Stream Problem

The U.S. Energy Policy maze.

'I'll only have one pack of nicotene patches this week. My mate's supposed to be getting me some cheaper ones from abroad.'

'Well, great, now the Hendersons have TV and aluminum siding, and we're still stuck with this dumb castle.'

'Jason feels insecure if he's too far from his money... but electronic bank statements have cured that!'

Astronaut watching Goldfish swim inside his helmet.

"The upcoming story is on 'green pork.' It's either about state subsidies for solar power, or more trouble at Chipotle."

"Interior monologue..." "No one listening..."

'Of course I've heard about Global warming... And I'm loving it!'

Can you teach me the value of that dollar and then let me keep the teaching aid?

'We can't have a centrally planned economy, but we can have a centrally planned ecology.'