Economy Debater Prints

Making Ourselves Whole

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

I'd have more confidence in trickle-down economics if I could see the flow chart.

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

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

"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 have my pants put on one leg at a time."

"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..."

More Unequal Than Others

"One can be against entitlements, and still feel a sense of entitlement."

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

Yellow Vests

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

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

'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."

'How's business?'

James Freeman

Fat Cats

The Elephant in the Corner.

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.

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

School of Voodoo Economics

Gordon Brown is making money.

'Continuing to deficit spend during a budget crunch is what makes America great!'

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

'With people already so tense and jumpy these days, Halloween isn't much fun anymore!'

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

Plunder Globally, Media-Manage Locally

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

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

Bleeding-Heart Conservative