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.

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

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

'Crisis'

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

'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.'

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

IRS Audit Section

Eurobonds Explained.

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

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

'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.'

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

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

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

Euro Bomb

"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."

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

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