Fiscal Philosophers Gifts

Today's sermon: 'Do sin taxes violate the seperation of church & state?'

'Well, obviously if I'd known car tax was going to go up I'd have bought a more sensible vehicle.'

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

Wall St. or True Love.

'Sorry guys... budget cuts !'

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

"Seriously, do you expect us to believe you put on 143 feet a day in business travel?"

'We need people who dream the impossible dreams - like pensions and health care.'

'We were in the right place at the right time but, unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

'Well they often get it wrong.'

"The red bars represent the obscene numbers this quarter. The black bars are censoring those red bars."

'I think you need to reboot your fiscal compass.'

"Financial Adviser advises client 'I advise you that you're broke'."

'Love gets the credit, but business makes the world go round.'

"I worry that we're headed for a future where you won't be able to earn three hundred times the salary of your lowest paid worker."

"All agreed? We buy low and sell high."

EU Budget: '5% more and you're home free!'

Tax Cuts Water the Economy.

The Tobin Tax.

'Sorry, you must have the wrong person, I don't pay income tax.'

'After only a few years in the market I had a small fortune - unfortunately I'd started out with a big one.'

'Should the U.S. motto be, 'In for a buck, in for a trillion'?'

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

Business Philosophy 101.

"Those taxpayers are real extremists."

"And please let Alan Greenspan accept the things he cannot change, give him the courage to change the things he can and the wisdom to know the difference."

'Greenspan today explained the reason the Fed faises interest rates is so they can lower them again.'

'It's your debt to society.'

"Actually we're one of the few businesses that enjoy VAT visits."

'I just found out that our credit union is illusory!'

"Love you, love us, and I'm comfortable with our debt level."

Debt Ceiling and False Ceiling.

"Well, if there is life on Mars, how come they haven't asked us for money?"