Deficit Detective Mugs

"Do me a favor, Harlow. When you greet me, stop saying 'Hello, big spender!'"

Office of Management and Budget door is upside down and is closed.

"The $350 we received to stimulate the economy is still missing..."

"What's the facts? What's the facts? You can't handle the facts!"

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

'The budget deficit is falling! The budget deficit is falling!'

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

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

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

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

'Crisis'

'Greenspan said today the alert staus for the possible interest rate has been reduced from orange to yellow.'

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

"I'm sorry, JB, we still haven't worked out how we did it."

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

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

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

IRS Audit Section

Eurobonds Explained.

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

'If nobody has any money, where did it all go?'

'Mr Rombly has cancelled his appointment. The Dow is up and he's feeling no pain.'

"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.'

'One thing is certain. It's not just a seasonal slump.'

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

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

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

"'Statistics will prove anything' is right, Carruthers. They prove you screwed up."

Euro Bomb

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

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