Economic Metaphor Lover Mugs

Get your oranges! Five for a dollar! Bananabananabananabanana! Potatoes! Six for one, six for one. "It's what we're hearing in the market."

America's Funniest Interest Rate Hikes

"True, a salary cap on Wall Street may limit the talent pool, but, on the other hand, if they get any more talented we'll all be broke."

"This merger is not producing the expected synergies."

Golden parachutes inc. - 'Our pleas for bail-out funds were ignored.'

"Consumer confidence remains high as long as we keep them distracted buying stuff."

The Decline of the Euro.

I think I can explain what happened to your investment, with the use of this simple chart.

Euro Problems

'We've had a marginal advance-decline on a near-term buy-out, but no one knows if that translates as a downturn or an up-tick.'

'Line up for your economic recovery treatment!'

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

Inflating assets to get a loan. Too poor to pay taxes

'He's known for his pessimistic prognostications on the stock market.'

"Well, it looks like the shit finally hit the fan. So, who wants to lick the blades?"

'The gravy? Was that 'boat' or 'train', sir?'

Leprechaun finds EU bail out at the end of a rainbow.

Fiscal Cliff - road warning sign.

Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae.

Woman in accounting office has a sign 'In Case Of Bankruptcy Break Glass', with a bag of money inside.

'The time to really worry is when credit's not even crunchy!'

"It's even worse than I thought!"

'Our shares are so low, they're all ended up in the Isles of Wight.'

Wordplay: Capitalist.

'Cuts in Roman times.'

'He said it could be about 45 minutes, due to the global economic slowdown.'

Ice cube selling penguin out of business.

"This laxative drug - at $20 per pill - will keep the economy moving."

"We briefly thought we balanced the budget, but it was 'fake math'."

"I run an unintentionally nonprofit organization."