Economic Impact Observer Pillows

Gas prices.

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

'Stocks dropped on the news that governments can fool some people come of the time,but not all the people all of the time.'

'Money is a bit tight at the moment, so instead of cash we wondered whether you'd settle for 20% more meaningless protestations of how much we value you?'

"Business is so bad even my hotcakes aren't selling like hotcakes."

'All right, gentlemen, this is the current picture of our growth industry!'

"Victims of out-sorcery."

'I've been sent by the board to ask if you'd be willing to cut your symbolic one dollar a year salary to fifty cents.'

'Grandpa, what was manufacturing?'

'In the economy, money is the lure.'

' Oh no! I'm being repossessed! '

"This just in! Due to downsizing, the mega-merger of Consolidated Industries and Humungous Corporation has been changed to a simple bankruptcy."

'Would you please wipe away this difference?'

'Why don't you start a small business with a loan from a bank?'

"He downgraded Apple."

'Get out there and keep your job!'

Exchange Rate.

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

Euro against the Dollar.

The Red Carpet

'Commerical real estates' man excited by peak in sleeping 'Rental rates' monitor

Business isn't booming.

'Oh, just sitting around, waiting for the next computer generated trading bubble to burst, sending the market into death spiral.'

"Fellow M.B.A. graduates of the Class of '91—hey, what can I say?"

'These are our projected profits as capitalism self-destructs.'

Thin Ice

'George, are you responsible for chopping down this here World Economy?'