Economic Tactician Pillows

The president's men

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"I keep feeling we should float the company"

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

Tariff Wars

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

US and the EU

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

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

Takeovers.

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

EU and India partnership.

'The good news is we've finally turned the corner. The bad news is, no government bailout.'

"Tariffs"

'Competition is good...unless it's too good.'

"Marions nous! Tu payes les impôts, j'offre le resto!"

'I need a tool to measure productivity.'

'We're counting on inflation.'

'I got a big refund on my income tax.'

'Jones, somewhere out there, we've lost our common sense. I want you to go and bring it back.'

'How do you expect the Government to bail you out of your financial crisis if you don't pay your taxes?'

'Money, I'm home!'

"I'll match donations when you match my tax payments."

125% tariff in escalating trade war.... ...Mitch realizes that everything he ordered is made in China

"That was a rumor day."

"We have to make massive cuts so we can reduce debt... which will cut into growth which is needed so we can make massive cuts..."

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

'I load on the job all the time so I figure it's not really 'earned' income.'

'I've got the world by the tail. How much is this going to set me back?'

'Larry, you have everything it takes to go far in this company, but a word of advice: lose the laugh.'

'When you take out food, energy...inflation remained at a 20 year low.'

'Well, that's simplified the mission statement.'