Expense Analyst Pillows

"So tell me, did you install gold, silver or platinum water pipes?"

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Who's got the hammer?"

Where are they now?: Office of Management & Budget - Grumpy.

'You earned this corner office by cutting corners...'

"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."

Is this your idea of a joke, Findlay...?

Businessman sees door sign 'Department of Mismanagement and Overbudget'.

"You need to justify your own existence first."

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

Department of efficiency and cost analysis.

"Expense account or regular?"

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

'The deficit doesn't look nearly so bad now that we've switched to Arabic numerals.'

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

'We spend a lot, borrow a lot, tax a lot. It keeps things from getting boring.'

"Unfortunately the first thing they cut was the stationery budget..."

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

Delivering red ink to the Berueu of Management and Budget.

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

Committee on Deficit Spending and Positive Spinning.

Benefit mistakes cost one billion a year. Well in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct,they just weren't in the right order.

City Centre Development - "...We've spent all the money on the model."

'What wine goes with enormous expense account?.'

'We'll see significant savings in health care costs with our new in-house operations.'

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

EU

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

Run in the Family

US aid to Ukraine

"Worst budget cuts ever!"