Federal Reserve Thinker Pillows

Quotes from Chairman Bernanke.

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

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

'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."

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

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

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

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

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

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

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

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

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

Recession

The United States Public Debt.

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

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

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

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

Profit slump

US Economy: 'Wow! What a beautiful sight!'

'Profit in the garbage.'

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

'Sorry - I only donate big.'

Osborne's Tax Cuts

Euro around the world.

"Who says the recovery has been uneven? All my funds are up!"

Man applying Eurobond glue to broken Piggy bank

A rising tide may lift all boats but I sank all my savings in beachfront properties.

'Control tower, we're having difficulty taking off....'

You may have hired the best lawyer but I don't think that you can sue God because of a downgoing Dow Jones, sir.