Debt Deduction Detective Pillows

Goschen's National Debt Conversion Bill

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

"I'm curious about your dependent children, Scamp, Flop, and Spunky."

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

Excess Baggage: Fans of 'Deregulation' and the 'Free Market' probably have not had to buy a plane ticket recently.

Flat tax - equal burden?

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

'Crisis'

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

IRS Audit Section

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

Eurobonds Explained.

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

IRS agent to professor scrutinizing tax return under microscope: 'Still looking for that tax loophole, professor?'

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

'Okay... now everyone smile and say: 'that;s not deductible'.'

"How can our Russian affiliate be losing money? I thought that country was out of the red."

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

'Nothing this week †between your pay and your deductions, you broke even.'

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.

Financial Corruption

'When we come back we'll talk to a man who made a fortune on Wall Street and almost got away with it.'