Cost Analyst Gifts

"Don't think of yourself as just another small cog in a vast bureaucratic machine.. but rather as a quite important cost centre."

Department of efficiency and cost analysis.

'If you want to meet your target to reduce overheads I'd suggest you sack me. That'll be £13,000 plus VAT.'

'The cost cutting expert we hired, has sacked himself.'

"So then Mr. Brewster, who was a cost analyst for an advertising agency, drove his car all the way from Westport, Connecticut, to New York City!"

'I've saved a bundle on cubicles. I only hire mimes who do that invisible wall thing.'

"I'm aware that you brought a high-powered agent...are you aware that this job pays $26,382 and nine cents per year?"

"We re cutting back on overhead."

"So the plan is to fly everyone for free. But we'll charge $400.00 per bag."

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

"Who's got the hammer?"

Freedom comes at a cost. We must be willing to pay the ultimate price. Retail.

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

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

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

"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...."

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

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

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

"The Box is bigger, the contents smaller, increased the price and called it improved."

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

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

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

'Well, maybe upteen zillion was too general a cost estimate.'

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

Looking for the cause of high health care costs. . .

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."

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.