Economic Analyst Pillows

"A banker, eh? Can you make a living at that?"

'Hardly worth blowing down.'

"I'm not huffing and puffing. I'm foreclosing."

"Your Majesty, my voyage will not only forge a new route to the spices of the East but also create over three thousand new jobs."

"All of the economic indicators I've seen are pointing up."

Disaster relief - the experts arrive.

'Your health and pension benefits will remain intact, but we have eliminated your salary.'

"We design them here, but the labor is cheaper in Hell."

'I have a good plan and given time the economy will rebound and this great nation will once again bask in the glory of...'

"This time next week we'll be wishing we'd appreciated how less worse things were last week."

'Made in the USA with a little help from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, Mexico and China.'

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

"I think I'm just going to sit this recession out."

"Oh, fine, thanks. And yourself?"

"They have competitive rates. It's the service charges that kill you."

'What's happened to us, Harlow? We use to be in favor of taxing the rich to help the poor.'

'We have learned that prediction of future market trends is very difficult. We are, however, very good at explaining past market trends.'

'Today the market fell because Bernanke said the word 'down' more than once in a speech.'

"To get through this recession we all need to make sacrifices...and this is YOURS!"

"Rub it in why don't ya!"

The 'recovery' takes off, leaving the poor economic conditions behind

'This is going to be very painful. Here, bite on this stick.'

'Stocks are down. Bonds are down. Terrorism and natural disasters are up. Ask your doctor if medical marijuana is right for you...'

'Where are the poor, people they've been talking about?'

'How can a loan be risky when you can get a government bailout?'

Different lanes for 'old money' and 'new money' in a Financial District.

'Oil-iver' asking for more

Gas: We proudly sell only American drilled petroleum products.

Bully to classmate: 'Rising expenses will force me to beat an extra five cents out of you.'

'Of course, the base price doesn't include the many upgrades available.'

"Oh, them? They're old bankruptcy."

Panic.

"You have nothing to complain about....your side is growing too!"

Obama's 2010 to do list.

'Gentlemen, we need a slogan!'