Budget Busters Pillows

'We're running over budget. Better board up all the other windows, too.'

"Hi, Mr. Tepper. This is the I.R.S. Say, back in April, when you paid your tax, we had no idea of the sort of bills Uncle Sam would be running up, and-well, the long and the short of it is that we have to soak you again."

'No way, man! Murphy isn't worth anywhere near the 3.5 million they're paying him!'

"It's tough being in Congress these days...I keep telling people we've cut all we can cut...there's just no more waste!"

"When we got married, you said we'd be in the lap of luxury...but here we are, in the butt of bankruptcy!"

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

'It seems every time my business grows so does my paperwork!'

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

Turkish Democracy

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

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

"...our Annual Report has been criticised for lack of clarity - well done!"

'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!"

'Item 56, we need to schedule a series of meetings to discuss whether we should have meeting to look at whether we're having too many meetings.'

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

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

Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

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

'I'm afraid we can't deliver your baby until your CRB check comes through.'

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

'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!'

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

"The industry has agreed to take the pensions dashboard off our hands. . ."

'Man, I've bought heaps on my credit card this month...It always amazes me...How many things I'd rather have than money.'

'If only you could do this with a cow once in a week, we'd save a lot of money for the food delivery service, Rupert!'

Overdraft limit.

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

Oil shock.

"I don't mind out of control spending as long as it's on stuff I like."

'The government is telling us to get rid of 43% of meaningless targets within the next 6 months!'

'Please excuse the mess - we've been busy throwing good money after bad!'

Osborne's Tax Cuts