Economic Think-tankers Gifts

"Here's my plan."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

Light Bulb Moment

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

Bright idea

'It's good to be here. We're having economic problems where we come from.'

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

"It's o.k., come on out."

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'Mixed day on Wall Street. Economic indicators were up, but executive bonuses were down.'

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

Men in office, pose as Rodin's: The Thinker. A sign on the wall reads: THINK.

Recession

'Profit in the garbage.'

'Good news! I think we can make your portfolio quite bearable.'

"That's the problem with liberals - they're obsessed with 'trickle down' and never 'trickle up'."

Profit slump

We pay the maximum minimum wage.

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

"Stimulus is like shaving - next morning you have to get up and do it all over."

Bad news, boss. The rat race is out of cheese!

'How can they call it a shared sacrifice in this bad economy...when your pay cut was 10% and mine, 25%?!'

'It's nice but will it be a hedge against inflation.'

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

'The Final Merger'

Euro around the world.