Economic Debaters Pillows

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

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

Changing Minds

"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..."

"Get someone to make the slot bigger."

More Unequal Than Others

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

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

Yellow Vests

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

"Look Daddy, at least the poor economy hasn't affected the Tooth Fairy yet!"

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

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

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

'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

The Elephant in the Corner.

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

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.

School of Voodoo Economics

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

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

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

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

"Wake up, Tom. You're having the American dream again."

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

Political speech

Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Banking Facade.

'The trouble with trickle-down economics is, when it gets down to me, it keeps right on trickling.'

The Lumberjerks.

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