Budget Analyst Buff Pillows

'Sorry. This social service cancelled. Thank you for helping us use the money for the military.'

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Who's got the hammer?"

Where are they now?: Office of Management & Budget - Grumpy.

'You earned this corner office by cutting corners...'

"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."

Businessman sees door sign 'Department of Mismanagement and Overbudget'.

"You need to justify your own existence first."

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

"Seriously, you can't balance the budget with cushion change."

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

'The deficit doesn't look nearly so bad now that we've switched to Arabic numerals.'

"Defense budget... Do you have any idea how much catnip $700 billion would buy?"

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"What comes after zillion?"

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'We spend a lot, borrow a lot, tax a lot. It keeps things from getting boring.'

"Unfortunately the first thing they cut was the stationery budget..."

'Do you remember the good old days when April 15 was the only 'fiscal cliff' people worried about?'

"Well you said you wanted a simple, cheap solution!" (IT Solutions).

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

Delivering red ink to the Berueu of Management and Budget.

Committee on Deficit Spending and Positive Spinning.

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

City Centre Development - "...We've spent all the money on the model."

'We'll see significant savings in health care costs with our new in-house operations.'

Benefit mistakes cost one billion a year. Well in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct,they just weren't in the right order.

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

US aid to Ukraine

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