Cost Of Living Commentator Gifts

"I think it's our gas bill."

Price shock.

"Your house-wine seems very expensive."

Spot the difference.

The Shrinking Dollar.

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

'It's cheaper than gas.'

'Enter His Royal Globalness...'

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

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

Cold drinks, candy and corporate buyouts.

'It's a demonstration by retired CEOs who refuse to give up their bonuses.'

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

"Old economy, new economy - some things never change."

"We're going to have a post-flood economy to deal with."

Who blames who in health Insurance problems

"Brodkin, now that the economy is creating jobs at a faster than expected clip, why don't you go out and find yourself one?"

Bureau of Inflation.

'I like the jib of their cuts.'

Working one day a year doesn't pay the bills

"We will create 12,000 new jobs...but we only need 4,000 new employees because on these salaries they'll need three jobs each to make a living!"

Rebuilding the Economy.

"What a ripoff. We'll refuel at the next rest stop."

When Governments Bail Out the Sub-Prime Banks.

"There. Straight from the organic veggie patch. The world's most expensive carrot."

Austerity Egg Hunt.

"The filthy rich"

'Crisis? Which crisis?'

'Today stocks dropped on news that the only thing to fear is everything.'

Vote GOP: 'Lowering taxes for the rich creates jobs, in the huge demand for security guards!'

'I say this is the best we've been given for a long time!'

'I've put the business up for sale.'

'And in further economic news, the silver lining in the latest economic crisies has been downgraded to bronze.'

'At the Federal Reserve, Employees observed several minutes of silence in memory of 'Reaganomics'.'