Fiscal Policy Wonk Prints

"Here's my idea. First we privatize everything. Then we fire everyone. Then we give ourselves bonuses for frugality."

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"HR-bill 9495. Cutting down non-profits."

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

Mario Draghi

We Tenatively Oppose War on Strictly Procedural Grounds

"National security adviser"

'You think I'm crazy; I think you're crazy...finally some common ground!'

E.U. Banking Union.

G7 Tax Multinational Companies

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

'Answer these constituents letters. Tell them to go to hell in a nice way.'

Obama Healthcare.

'I suppose we've got to keep a sense of perspective. The Greeks waste our money, the French merely spend it.'

'We're asking what america can do without to reduce the deficit...no, ma'ma! the Gop and Dems are not options!'

TPP - Investor State Dispute Settlement

"The date protection policy is all about access to information, and we all know information is POWER!"

'The only cuts we can all agree with are their cutting remarks!'

Rock and a Hard Place

"We have been elected to the UN Commission on Women's Rights!"

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

European Union: Entering a prohibitive tax zone.

'What I have to do first?!'

Pennies for People, Billions for War

'Not a word to Alfred, but the spare bedroom is worth losing the fourteen pounds!'

'What's the difference? Some people call it privatizing government. Others call it super pacs buying congressmen.'

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

Thin Tank and Emote Tank.

The problem is, too many people aren't the least bit particular about their arrows.

Republican politics!

'I couldn't imagine bringing a child into the current fiscal-cliffy world.'

The Republican's Plan One: No Obama!

Scars and Bars