Economic Issue Debaters Mugs

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

"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 have my pants put on one leg at a time."

"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..."

"One can be against entitlements, and still feel a sense of entitlement."

Yellow Vests

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

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

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

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

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

'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."

Fat Cats

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."

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

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

School of Voodoo Economics

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

Banking Facade.

Bleeding-Heart Conservative

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

The Lumberjerks.

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