Economics Debater Prints

The Elephant in the Corner.

More Unequal Than Others

'If trickle down economics works, how come the bankers end up with the $700 billion?'

'The trouble with trickle-down economics is, when it gets down to me, it keeps right on trickling.'

School of Voodoo Economics

'Sharing you knowledge of basic economics again, sir...You're a giver sir.'

Yellow Vests

"Instead of leaving our important industries at the mercy of corporate gangsters, we've decided to re-nationalise all our public utilities."

"Why don't we switch off the news and give Brexit up for Lent?"

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

"Instead of raising the minimum wage, we should lower it to $4.00 an hour and create more jobs. Plus, low wages would encourage car pooling."

"I'm worried. We're small enough to fail, but not big enough to be bailed out!"

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

'Oh, we could reduce the deficit, but it'd just leave stretch marks.'

"Son, one day all this will belong to your tax office, your economy-hating environmental wackos and your corrupt political clowns."

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

'I guess they forgot to call for us again Martha.'

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

'Look at it this way, if you didn't have to pay all that money in tax, you'd go out and spend it anyway.'

World Cop.

"No more stress!"

"Thank god it wasn't a mega budget."

James Freeman

Bank. Take one $. I guess it is nice of the, but it doesn't do much for my confidence in the dollar.

"With gender and platforming issues I'll probably leave with a degree in confusion."

News and Magazines. Budget News. I'm not worried about the debt --- it's too big to fail!

Psst, sir. Want an extra kick with your morning coffee? Sure, like more caffeine? Like a little wake-up. Huh? The top 10% of American families get nearly 70% of all income, compared to 1980 when they got a third. I'm talkin' 'bout the income gap! Not bad. Does this come with chocolate syrup.

Gordon Brown is making money.

"Hey - aren't you the owner of the store?"

The US dollar is the weak link in the chain.

"Hi Ho Hi Ho It's to benefits we go..."

Banking Facade.

'Don't it warm yer heart Alf to know the recession is over?'

Insufficient But Politically Feasible