Economic Oracle Gifts

The End of the Property Boom is Nigh.

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

ACME INDUSTRIES NEW PRODUCTS DIVISION, 'The best part is, it can repossess itself!'

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

"Jill Hamster's entrepreneurial disaster"

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

"Everything on our menu uses organic, locally sourced, graveyard-to-table ingredients."

The economy.

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

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

'Gentlemen, we need a slogan!'

'Dammit - how do we get in on that gross national product?'

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'You have to reconcile your gross habits with your net income.'

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

XYZ Inc, putting a folksy, human face on unfettered corporate greed for over 50 years.

"For details on the bear market, here's a bear..."

'well of course I'm giving your portfolio the attention it deserves, I'm even wearing a black armband!'

Unemployed recession: the irony is killing me

Stock market Bull & Bear financial whirlwind.

No time for sirtaki now, Greece!

'Cancel his redundancy cheque then phone for an ambulance'

I was thinking about the implications of your brave effort last week to unionize. I didn't really. I was role-playing. Whatever. Do you realize the demise of unions has coincided with a massive decline in the middle class? What? I'm helping chickens cross a road on my iPhone. I'm taking about the income gap! Talkin' 'Bout the Income Gap is sponsored by: The makers of signs, placards, and other protest equipment.

In and Out Sourced.

Economy

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

"I was going to tell you it's a jungle out there, but I realize that's probably old news to you."

"It's simple supply and demand. The shorter the supply, the more money we demand."

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

"The economy's been worsening for a while, but people still don't feel it, Rudy." "...Which means we still have time to get in on the despair action." "Despair action"? "We're going to expand our menu. Add more comfort foods, more 'sale' items, debt consolidation loans..." "Nobody's dumb enough to get a debt consolidation loan from some random guy." "Ha ha hoo hoo hee-"