Economic Debate Followers Gifts

"Get someone to make the slot bigger."

"Why don't we switch off the news and give Brexit up for Lent?"

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

"Instead of raising the minimum wage, we should lower it to $4.00 an hour and create more jobs. Plus, low wages would encourage car pooling."

"I'm worried. We're small enough to fail, but not big enough to be bailed out!"

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

"Son, one day all this will belong to your tax office, your economy-hating environmental wackos and your corrupt political clowns."

'You can't sit like that all the way through the Budget.'

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

Fracking Express

'I guess they forgot to call for us again Martha.'

'Look at it this way, if you didn't have to pay all that money in tax, you'd go out and spend it anyway.'

"Thank god it wasn't a mega budget."

James Freeman

"I totally agree with you about capitalism, neo-colonialism, and globalization, but you really come down too hard on shopping."

"Man is the master of this planet, and nature has to adapt to economic concerns!"

"Hey - aren't you the owner of the store?"

"Hi Ho Hi Ho It's to benefits we go..."

Psst, sir. Want an extra kick with your morning coffee? Sure, like more caffeine? Like a little wake-up. Huh? The top 10% of American families get nearly 70% of all income, compared to 1980 when they got a third. I'm talkin' 'bout the income gap! Not bad. Does this come with chocolate syrup.

"What used to be the debt ceiling is now the floor."

"When can we start calling each other names like they did in the political debates."

"First they have to settle who's the most christian."

The Lumberjerks.

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

"I think we should leave Europe then retake it by force."

'Don't it warm yer heart Alf to know the recession is over?'

Bankruptcy? Don't be ashamed. It's as American as baseball, apple pie and deficit spending.

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

Banking Facade.

An illustration of how treacherous the unemployment lines have become

Border Tunnel

I'd have more confidence in trickle-down economics if I could see the flow chart.

Prepare for the coming bull, or bear market?

'Now, if we could only figure out how to get them to work in the womb, we could get the work done even cheaper.'