Economics Enthusiast Gifts

"There, there it is again - the invisible hand of the marketplace giving us the finger."

Fat Cats and the Starving.

Jimmy got out of the whole lemonade stand business and targeted a smaller, more lucrative demographic.

"Basic economics - sometimes the parts are worth more than the whole."

The delicate balance of supply and demand

'We thought he was providing calm, thoughtful guidance through the financial crisis. Turns out he was just taking a nap.'

Why money was invented.

Another Deteriorating Bridge...

"Amazing - from up here I can't even see the foundations that we're built on."

American Dream Helper.

'The basic laws of supply and demand can be affected by the input of this variable.'

'I'll feel better about his recovery chances after he's able to be taken off life support.'

'It goes in cycles, junior. Sometimes, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Sometimes, the rich get richer and the poor stay the same.'

'I don't know much about economics. To me, a liquidity problem is when a pipe breaks in the men's lavatory.'

"Hey, I just got a burst of consumer confidence- let's go buy something."

'Please send us an optimist to run the sales department, and a pessimist to run the credit department.'

'I move we go on record for fewer imports here and more imports there!'

'I miss the disposable income days.'

'There's been a slight devaluation.'

"By the time we got him in here, he had already lost an awful lot of liquidity."

'Your lab tests came back. You're as strong as the U.S dollar. Don't worry, We have medications that can make you better.'

'Glass pearls? Quite frankly, I'd prefer government bonds!'

"I like the idea, but is it scaleable?"

'It's cheaper than gas.'

'I'm sorry, Henry, but you're just not cost effective any more.'

They're inflatable trade barriers!

'Good news from Accounting - the rich are still getting richer and the poor are still getting poorer.'

'It's obvious - we need more black Fridays!'

Supa Savers and Hyper Market surround Cornered Shop.

"Oh, him? He's the guy who changes the interest rate when it's set by the fed."

'My wife's a Keynesian - she's always spending herself out of depressions.'

"And the best way for this Congress to keep those Wall Street 'fat cats' from stealing money from the average American taxpayer is for us to steal it first."

For your stress test, just log on to your 401k.

"Maybe the unseen hand of the market will change the diaper."

Why financial regulatory laws are required...