Fee Detective Mugs

'I'm paying the hidden fees with hidden payments.'

Excess Baggage: Fans of 'Deregulation' and the 'Free Market' probably have not had to buy a plane ticket recently.

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

'Crisis'

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

We have a problem with your research. We're Encyclopedia Britannica and you're Wikipedia.

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

Man in office, desk covered in computer equipment, uses floor for photos, desk pads etc.

Unusual Offers

Eurobonds Explained.

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

IRS Audit Section

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

"Miss Jenkins, e-mail the housekeeper. Her telecommuting days are over"

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

Jean, bring me everything we've got on gravity.

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract..."

"You never saw a tax haven. Now look into this light.

"We ran the numbers on how climate change will affect economic growth, but the numbers got so spooked they just kept running."

"Wow! Even from space the Italian mountain of debt is visible!"

"We need to discuss your expense account."

"How can our Russian affiliate be losing money? I thought that country was out of the red."

Financial Corruption