Fiscal Frowners Gifts

Gas prices.

"I'm curious about your dependent children, Scamp, Flop, and Spunky."

"To summarize the year: we were taken over, we took over, we were taken over and we took over."

'You reached the Nervous Investor Fund's Hotline. The per share value is now 19.05, now 18.91, now...'

Beware of the 4th quarter.

"Good news. Your medical prognosis is right in sync with your retirement portfolio."

"I'm at that awkward stage between credit card payments and alimony payments."

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

Currency Stimulus.

"So tell me again about the disastrous effects the Biden infrastructure plan will have on the deficit that you're suddenly so concerned about. . ."

"Thanks to my cost-cutting policies, profits are up 59%."

'Worldcon' - financial statement fraud exposed.

'Honey, the long-run is here!'

'We've completed the spending review and there won't be any.'

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

'The financial advisor is here.'

'The financial services economy has shrunk again.'

"We Republicans must focus on our core values."

"At last, a country that welcomes poor refugees like me..."

Fiscal Cliff Dwellers.

"The dow is over 21,000!"

'...I also do some work for the tax department.'

"Do me a favor, Harlow. When you greet me, stop saying 'Hello, big spender!'"

"When it comes to balancing the budget, unfortunately he has the minus touch."

U.S.S. Budget

The world enters a global financial recession.

Office of Management & Budget. Now hiring: crowdfunding expert to reduce the U.S. budget deficit.

'That one looks like a hefty tax cut with simultaneous reduction in the deficit.'

"Before we start planning our next brilliant foray into the global economy, I suggest we first figure out how we're going to pay our local electric bill!"

"We’ve been told to cut the drugs budget so in future Louella here will be chanting away your pain."

"Someday this will all be yours!"

"I was worried about the fiscal budget. It's not like we can just print more money. Then I remembered, we're the government...of course we can just print more!"

Annual sleep disorder for tax accountants.

'Did I say billions? I meant jillions.'

Congressional Trimming