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."

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

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

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

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.

The burden of carrying the Euro.

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

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

"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.'

'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!"

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

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

Recession

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

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

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

Commercial Diplomacy at Work

Profit slump

More Unequal Than Others

'Profit in the garbage.'

"Why have you doubled the price of oatmeal?"

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

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

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