Economic Discussion Devotee Pillows

The Lumberjerks.

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

"But I see you're having difficulty following my argument."

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

"Did you read my review on Amazon? Four out of four people found it helpful."

"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."

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

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

"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.'

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

'Tell me about it, buddy... I completely understand where you're coming from.'

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

Opening arguments would begin after the intimidation round.

"Are you V.A.T. registered..?"

'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.'

"I believe it because I believe it and that's how I know it's true."

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

Night of the Living Well-Read

Hey! This is good in a first meeting. A frank exchange of opinion!

"Our manifesto must offer a measured but devastating critique of flying."

"I'm just saying, if you keep insisting we seriously discuss problems and work on solutions, we're stuck here all afternoon!"

"After endless delays, boarding confusion and lost luggage, it appears he's finally arriving at his conclusion."

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."

'Oh yeah! My self help group knows a lot more than your psychiatrist. First of all, there's a lot more of them.'

Opposing viewpoint.

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

"With religion and politics off the table, the only thing left to argue about is gluten."

Joe's: 'Opinions on anything & everything!'