Economy Guru Gifts

'We were just keeping up with the Joneses. How was I supposed to know the Joneses were keeping up with the Rockefellers?'

"It's a minimalist production-after we paid for the venue we couldn't afford a set."

'The takeaway's arrived.'

Economic crisis.

"Forget about my love life. What will the consumer confidence index be?"

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

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Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"I’ve combined all your outstanding debt into what we here in the banking business like to call a honkin’ big loan."

'You could be a constant inspiration for us to come up with a plan to get a leg up on our competition...you're hired!'

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'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

The president's men

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

"So, we look to the fourth quarter as a time of healing."

"Helen brings home our second, third and fourth incomes."

'Progress of a bookshelf'

"Obviously some people here don't appreciate the gravity of our situation."

'If he knows so much about stocks and shares, how come he still has to work?'

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'We're finding out that those 'wrongs' we made 'right' were actually right after all.'

'His best qualities are circumventing questions and evading answers.'

'If you're so smart, why don't you have some Index Funds in your portfolio?'

'You realize, we can't use the 'benign neglect' method for everything.'

"We need to reset our fiscal compass to the changing business horizon."

'Now, keep in mind that these numbers are only as accurate as the fictitious data, ludicrous assumptions and wishful thinking they're based upon!'

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

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'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'