Economic Critique Buff Pillows

Who will run a privatised NHS: 'Let me through, I'm an expert in bond based equity derivatives.'

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

Loan Alley

"The little engine that could... after taking advantage of family connections, a trust fund, working two years for free as an intern, and finally getting hired as an independent contractor."

Why markets crash.

'Don't bother cleaning out your desk. We'll be hiring you back as a consultant for half the salary and no benefits.'

"They've made these fund prospectuses much easier to read." Brochure states; 'Give us all your money and get lost."

Dow Jones drop

'Stand back! All he needs is an injection of long-term capital.'

'All those in favor of requesting a government bailout, say 'Karl Marx'.'

There will be no economics report...our economics reporter got caught in the tech carnage...

"I rob from the poor and give to the rich."

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

Republican politics!

A man is selling, 'Cameron voodoo dolls', outside of job centre.

"And, of course, this is when all our loose change fell out of our pockets."

"The minimum wage is being upgraded, so how about the minimum allowance?"

The Euro.

Shares Nosedive

"When we said we'd build 'affordable' homes we had a particular buyer in mind."

Take me to your leader. . .

"Oh, just the usual here, occupying Wall Street."

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

Trump and President Xi

Capitalism gone nuts!

Federal Guidelines

'You say voters in many areas can't relate to me?'

Too big to fail

Tea Party and the US economy

Low standard of living

'Are you ready to take a ride on your Presidential yacht? ... We're just loading her up.'

If things were going just a little bit better we could have filed for bankruptcy.