Economy Historian Mugs

Golden Oldies: "Hey! Remember this great chart from the nineties?"

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

'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 prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

'It's good to be here. We're having economic problems where we come from.'

World Economic Crisis.

Economy - USA.

"I'm as progressive as they come, except for my money. No one touches my money."

US dollar perched on fragile house of cards.

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

The burden of carrying the Euro.

"You will be visited by three ghosts - the Ghost of Porfolios Past, The Ghost of Present Positions and the Ghost of Commodities Future."

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'Mixed day on Wall Street. Economic indicators were up, but executive bonuses were down.'

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

'Bad news on Wall Street. The entire stock market has been downgraded to a 'junk' classification.'

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

'Yes, we have a very diversified economy around here.'

Recession

'Good news! I think we can make your portfolio quite bearable.'

"Why have you doubled the price of oatmeal?"

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

'How can they call it a shared sacrifice in this bad economy...when your pay cut was 10% and mine, 25%?!'

Bad news, boss. The rat race is out of cheese!

'Profit in the garbage.'

Profit slump

'...But the good news is your old Enron stock has become a high-priced collectible!'

Osborne's Tax Cuts