Economics Debaters Gifts

'Now, if we could only figure out how to get them to work in the womb, we could get the work done even cheaper.'

'First, they want us to pay our fair share of taxes, then they threaten to mess with mortgage deductions! Galloping socialism is what it is!'

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

Changing Minds

'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."

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

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

More Unequal Than Others

"Get someone to make the slot bigger."

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

Yellow Vests

"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.'

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

James Freeman

The Elephant in the Corner.

Economic Experts

"I totally agree with you about capitalism, neo-colonialism, and globalization, but you really come down too hard on shopping."

School of Voodoo Economics

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

Gordon Brown is making money.

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

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.

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

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

What Should Jeff Bezos Do With "His" $131 Billion?

"I intend to leave this earth with that with which I came into it …. Thirty million adjusted for inflation."

Plunder Globally, Media-Manage Locally

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

Political speech

"Wake up, Tom. You're having the American dream again."