Financial Satirists Gifts

Lemonade stall gone bankrupt.

'Now you've signed all your assets over to the bank, I'm happy to lend you your bus fare home.'

'Great news! Our credit card limit has been raised enough for us to pay off our bankruptcy lawyer!'

Banksters privatize the profits and socialize the losses

'It's the banks new motto.'

Pay Hospital Bill Here.

Imagine the mess the world woudl be in if we didn't have the best executives money can buy running it.

"He has more money than he knows what to do with. He's not rich, just stupid."

"In light of current circumstances, I shall forego my annual bonus."

"Not as armored as we thought."

They stole your identity, but after seeing your credit score, they gave it back.

"We're pre-approved for a credit card."

"Looks like we won't be needing you this year...we got our own gifts!"

'I wouldn't bank on it!'

"It helps us assess the situation better from up here."

'Oh well, instant fortune was declared illegal anyway.'

'The plan was idiot-proof. Unfortunately, someone came up with a superior idiot.'

Economic Distress for the Upper Classes

The season-ticket subprime mortgage meltdown.

'I'm appalled, the bank's limited my bonus to 'grossly sickening' when I've earned 'outrageous'.'

Bottle bank giving loans to a man on a desert island.

Clancy: Extending Overdrafts

Incurable optimist: Euros Accepted

"This town ain't big enough for the both of us and, even if it was, I doubt either of us could afford to buy a place here given the current sellers' market."

"This is a merit-based organization! Can't you see I’ve hired the very best and most qualified yes-men money can buy?"

"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

Spot the difference.

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

The truth is, Congressman, we didn't know it was wrong to screw people.

Made in China

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

'Let's hope the new norm means that less really is more.'

'The recession is over, again.'

"But there's no way in hell I could afford Jupiter today."