Economics Buffs Mugs

'Sure! I rob a bank, and get 10 years! A banker does it, and gets bonuses, and bailed out!'

"Firewood from Russia. . . cheap. . ."

"They don't pay us enough to find the cure for inflation."

'My people have 253 words for snow, but only three for sub-prime mortgage.'

'Site of yet another future bankrupt company.'

Take me to your leader. . .

National debt

'Occupy Wall Street protesters?'

Public unions.

'...And I bet fatcats don't moan on about the price of birdseed.'

"Not counting the queen and the drones, we have 100% employment."

'How could the government possibly afford a guaranteed annual income? As I see it, the average family needs at least $125,000 per year.'

'Did you know that half of the world population feeds themselves on less than $2 a day...and yet it cost me £123.60 to travel 1st class from York to Kings Cross last week, and I didn't even get a complimentary sandwich.'

The New Greek Crisis

'The good news is I had a very good year.'

'Greek debt was downgraded for the 11th time this week, by S&P, to P.O.S. Negative Infinity, meaning it's safer to eat uranium, than own Greek debt.'

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

Loan Alley

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

'Don't bother cleaning out your desk. We'll be hiring you back as a consultant for half the salary and no benefits.'

"They've made these fund prospectuses much easier to read." Brochure states; 'Give us all your money and get lost."

Dow Jones drop

'Stand back! All he needs is an injection of long-term capital.'

'According to our fact finding committee, our stock won't be worth a dime this quarter.'

Standard & Poor

'All those in favor of requesting a government bailout, say 'Karl Marx'.'

"I rob from the poor and give to the rich."

There will be no economics report...our economics reporter got caught in the tech carnage...

A man is selling, 'Cameron voodoo dolls', outside of job centre.

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

"And, of course, this is when all our loose change fell out of our pockets."

Early attempts at standardising currency.

The Euro.

"When we said we'd build 'affordable' homes we had a particular buyer in mind."

"Oh, just the usual here, occupying Wall Street."