Dealing With Budget Cuts Mugs

'Budget cuts have forced us to drop our day-care program. I've contacted your mother to come and pick you up.'

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

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

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

'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!'

"Sorry, new style pain killer. It's the cut-backs I'm afraid."

White House Garage Sale.

'I'm afraid there's been a 23% cut in the 'empathy and compassion' budget so you'll have to tell him to sod off now!'

'M.O.D. find budget replacement for the Fleet Air arm.'

'Due to budget cutbacks, we need to get by with less.'

"There have been a few cutbacks in the anesthesiology department."

"This is your social worker Mrs Bigworth, she's brought your care package."

"It's cheaper to buy soap in chunks instead of bars. Just chip off what you need."

"This family needs to be more responsible with our finances. A fool and his money are soon parted."

'Remember, Henderson - A penny saved is a departmental oversight.'

We have enough money to build it, but nothing left for furniture. Never start something you can't furnish!

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

"We need to be extra careful about expenditure...and I thought we could save a but by having the Xmas, New Year and redundancy parties at the same time!"

"The cuts have made things even worse...It's the worst part of the job. Having to spend so much time with people at the very end of the tether...people with no hope, no optimism for the future, people in a state of despair!"

'Here's your 'Christmas Festive Fayre' menu...everything is off except the beans.'

How was your summer, Miss Tully? Lousy. The budget stinks so they're cutting bus routes. I might lose my job! Oh, no. That's terrible. I might have to walk to school.

"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."

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce parenting fees.'

California: The Beholden State.

The New Abnormal

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

"This new grocery store is divided into two sections: organic and things I can afford."

Money falling down a black hole

"Nobody likes closing libraries but with all the cuts we don't have any choice!"

"Budget cuts...turns out you were the only one around here who ever did anything."

'Sorry kids, we've had to introduce no-frills parenting.'

'We were looking to buy some food.'

"Words from the wise, Grandson, live to be 100, but never get sick, old or retire!"

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

'...And then, my income and outgo collided!'