Budget Analyst Fan Pillows

GOP Pied Piper.

"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...."

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

'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?"

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

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'We grow our food, have solar energy, use bikes instead of car...now if we could only stop buying knickknacks!'

'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..."

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

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

Delivering red ink to the Berueu of Management and Budget.

'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."

Committee on Deficit Spending and Positive Spinning.

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.

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

The Costs Of Doing War.

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

EU

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

Run in the Family

US aid to Ukraine

"Worst budget cuts ever!"