Economic Jokester Pillows

"We'll double our chances of recovery if we buy two lottery tickets."

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

It's a nice apartment but I don't want to pay my share of the national debt for rent.

'You have stock market fever.'

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Made in China

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

'Let's hope the new norm means that less really is more.'

"But there's no way in hell I could afford Jupiter today."

'The recession is over, again.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"Allow me to introduce Recession. Recession is here to stay."

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

The Euro - R.I.P.

'Okay, let the minutes show we're not absconding with the money until the economy improves...'

"We need a market icon that reflects the ridiculous market conditions..."

Money god

'Wait a minute....!

'The reason I have been able to keep my job through these turbulent times, is that I welcome change, especially if it's from a vending machine.'

"The fish - will it be the market price at the time of ordering, the time of eating or the time of paying?"

'...and the Nikkei closed down on the day.'

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

"No, it hasn't, but when the sky does fall your investments are going to do very, very, well.''

Investments.

'I'd recommend against investing in hog futures - what sort of future could a hog have?'

Trickledown economics

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

'Nonsense, Harry, it's my treat. I'm filing for bankruptcy tomorrow.'

"The interest rate can't go any lower, so if necessary, we'll have to go back to pounds of flesh."

"It's this trend that leads us to believe we should supplement our oil commodities with investments in some of the Earth's rich vinegar and crouton reserves."

'Stocks plummeted today, on forecasts that tomorrow will be warm and muggy.'

Euro Bait

Aliens - 'We heard stuff is cheap here.'