Budget Battle Buff Prints

Fiscal Cliff

Budget cuts were beginning to bite at the local council

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

'Going...Going...Gone! Sold to the lady with more money than sense.'

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

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

'According to the budget, we'll have to count on body heat to keep the offices warm.'

"Hey, honey, the credit card company increased our debt... I mean our credit limit!"

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

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

"Everything's gone up."

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'The scariest story I know is escalating health care costs.'

"What comes after zillion?"

'We're cutting back on our legal expenses and going with the violence instead.'

'As part of our alternative budget management strategy we've got Tim on 'Hail Marys' in here and Geoff sacrificing a goat to Woden next door!'

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

'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!'

'Our new simplified energy bills just have a few options starting with 'Grossly inflated' and progressing to the premium 'Bloodsucker' package. . .'

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

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

'Uh oh. I can see another few hundred will be added to your bid.'

'I need affordable daycare now!'

Oil shock.

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

"The Treasury is fairly sure that the figures in the budget are correct, they might just not be in the right order!"

'What if we televise government budget hearings and make them pay-per-view?'

"I'm at that awkward stage between credit card payments and alimony payments."