Economic Debates Lover Gifts

'A guest worker program is good for us - demand for our labor increases and wages go up and up.'

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

'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..."

More Unequal Than Others

"Get someone to make the slot bigger."

Yellow Vests

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

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

Assuming That It Works

'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.'

James Freeman

"Now that we have ESSA, does that mean we can start leaving children behind again?"

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."

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

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.

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

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

'In the eventuality of a double dip...'

School of Voodoo Economics

"I've lost my concern for deficit reduction."

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

The Jeff Bezos Conspiracy

'Isn't that our bank manager?'

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

The Lumberjerks.

Banking Facade.

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

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

'If trickle down economics works, how come the bankers end up with the $700 billion?'

An illustration of how treacherous the unemployment lines have become

'I'm on a budget TOO, you know!'