Economic Satirists Gifts

'We're going to have to let you go...we've found someone in china who's 45% better at being you for 24% less.'

'If we wait here long enough will we see the hedge funds fly south for the winter?'

"The president today urged Americans to spend more and get into debt more..."

'The Banksters are Still Too Big to Fail!'

'Rent, or buy?'

It's the same ingredients and aftertaste as stimulus 1..."

'I find wealth impresses the Ladies. Try this, it smells of Petrol.'

'I've come for your car's gasoline.'

'...we just got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.'

'Thanks to the governments' economic policy, you don't need that old papercup anymore! Here's a brand new one made of plastic!'

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

"Coming to the conference on third world debt" "If you can lend me the bus fare"

Crash test dummy unemployed begging.

'This is Harold. Harold is part of our company's jobless recovery.'

Dreaming of a supplyside Christmas.

'Get a grip, son. First we do disguise mechanisms. Only when they fail do we do bail-outs!'

"No need to call me 'boss' and no need to go to work anymore, Johnson. Didn't you read the memo?"

"Whew, I'm glad it's a jobless recovery."

"If it's any consolation, the economic pinch also forced us to give up cable TV."

'We play doctor because it's too expensive to play house.'

'I speak to the Jefe now, yes!'

'Stand on your own two feet, and get a bailout, like everyone else!'

Les nouveaux pauvres

'Now that sounds worth worrying about.'

The super-rich's helpful hints for the unemployed and low-wage workers...'Grab Your Boot Straps and Pull Yourself Up'.

Santa's Delivery of Wishes

Frank was a champion on the TV show "The Biggest Loser" --- Unfortunately it was a spinoff of the financial channel.

"Brian refuses to give in to inflationary pressures."

The Politics of Unemployment

The Teen Unemployment Crisis

Foreclosed

"Lemonade is for suckers!"

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Spot the difference.

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