Financial Systems Critic Gifts

"That's our new pension plan."

Why Self-Serve Banking Doesn't Work.

Pillaging, formerly Acquisitions Department

"You never actually own a pension pot - you merely look after it for the next government."

Republican politics!

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

World Financial Mafia

Trickledown economics

Capitalism gone nuts!

'Employee benefits? Sure, here you are!'

Dollars Press Conference

Too big to fail

'George, are you responsible for chopping down this here World Economy?'

'Are you ready to take a ride on your Presidential yacht? ... We're just loading her up.'

'If you had more criminal potential, you'd get a bonus like all the other investment bankers!'

If things were going just a little bit better we could have filed for bankruptcy.

Bank Robbery Statistics

Wall Street In Jail

"We can't all work for Goldman Sachs."

"It's good to get hammered by something other than the economy."

Mismanagement at the Bank of England

'We're sorry. Yesterday's report on the tax system being replaced by voluntary contributions was traced to a practical joker.'

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF, 'It's official, sir - EVERYBODY'S overdrawn!'

'Brother, can you spare a trillion?'

'Coins, when swallowed, cause cancer. Perhaps money should be banned.'

The bonus is performance based. You lost lots, which resulted in big bailout. Way to go.

'You're a bad credit risk so, yes, of course you can have some money.'

Gluttony and Famine

"I'm lookin' for a couple of fast guns who ain't afraid to lay down their life. There's no pay, but it'll be a great way to get your name out there."

"If you hold it up to your ear you can hear the sloshing sound of trillions of dollars worth of unsecured debt."

"Money doesn't trickle down unless there's a damn leak."

Wall Street Bailout

'But the fundamentals are good!'