Economic Cynic Gifts

"Oh you know, insider trading and fudging the number before lunch and then some fraud in the afternoon. How was your day?"

'No need to worry about this recession. When this one is over there'll be another lined up.'

"Good news...the people who ran 2008 will be running 2009."

"I don't know what's wrong lately. Railing at the fed doesn't make him happy any more."

"There are no big jobs, only small machines."

"VP J.D. Vance called Donald: 'cynical asshole,' a 'moral disaster,' a 'total fraud,' an 'idiot,' and suggested he might be 'America’s Hitler.'"

Stock market investment advice

"Aren't you the estate agent who sold us this house?"

"Taxation with representation hasn't worked out so well." (two men at the US capital talking taxes and politics)

Republican politics!

"Stocks rose today on news that even higher taxes won't stop the rich from getting richer."

"I'm back from Russia. Putin offered me a Dacha to say he's an honest man."

"So what is the true need for this project?" "To make me look good."

'This Libor rate scandal gives new meaning to the term 'Fixed'-rate mortgage.'

It's the same ingredients and aftertaste as stimulus 1..."

Capitalism gone nuts!

'Employee benefits? Sure, here you are!'

"Trust me, there is no subsidized lunch."

'Confused about your future, depressed, lacking confidence, not sure who you can trust...I'd suggest you avoid any election news and watch modern family instead.'

Dollars Press Conference

Too big to fail

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

Banker stepping into 'New image' in 'Savings and Loans' office

Wall Street In Jail

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

"It's good to get hammered by something other than the economy."

'Sometimes I think it would be more merciful just to enslave them.'

'Brother, can you spare a trillion?'

'Consumer confidence is up.. in the 'Money in the mattress' sector.'

'My goal is to be a failure and accept a colossal golden parachute.'

I was more a financial magician myself. I could make money disappear very easily.

The bonus is performance based. You lost lots, which resulted in big bailout. Way to go.

"To increase consumer optimism, we're going to put Prozac in the drinking water."

The Fed: Problems and the solution.

"I'm lookin' for a couple of fast guns who ain't afraid to lay down their life. There's no pay, but it'll be a great way to get your name out there."