Fee Detective Pillows

'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.

'I want to claim for black marker pens.'

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

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

'Crisis'

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

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

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

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

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

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

IRS Audit Section

Unusual Offers

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

Eurobonds Explained.

"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.'

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

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

'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..."

'But what do you sell?'

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

Financial Corruption

"We need to discuss your expense account."

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

What comes after a trillion