Economic Watchdog Mugs

'The job creators are angry. They have spoken through their prophets, the politicians, and they demand more sacrifice.'

"I'm afraid at times like this with overstretched budgets we all have to make sacrifices...And you're ours!"

When the trendy bottoms out.

Taxpayer Money.

Economic indicators.

"There's a new push to abandon NAFTA, the scourge of America's middle class!"

'It's not us! It's the government that's living way beyond OUR means!'

"Don't worry! He's totally changed..."

"Ninety-nine dollars, plus closing costs and gratuity."

World Financial Mafia

'These shareholders' meetings are turning a bit nasty.'

Big Oil Profits

'Sure - it looks good now but, what about a year from now? What if the bottom drops out? Huh!?'

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

The day the stock market went UP.

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

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

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

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

CIA report

Florida Governor, Rick Scott, cuts funding for rape victims.

'Answer these constituents letters. Tell them to go to hell in a nice way.'

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

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.

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

Billions for Terrorists, No Tribute to Americans

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

Budget

Police Statetion

'To paraphrase Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The only thing we have to fear is the NSA, FBI, CIA, DEA, IRS, DIA, EPA, FTC, FCC...'

Studied the Constitution. Didn't like it.

Preliminary Price Tag: $5,000,000,000

'Stocks dropped on the news that governments can fool some people come of the time,but not all the people all of the time.'

The symbol for the euro (?) depicted as the wheel of a wheelchair, symbolising the state of the currency