Government Budget Nerd Gifts

The New Abnormal

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

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

US Credit: 'I'm down grading your credit rating...'

'Sorry guys... budget cuts !'

"Seriously, you can't balance the budget with cushion change."

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

President S Grant's Proposed Civil Service Reform not to the Taste of Certain Senators

"What comes after zillion?"

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

Best System in the World

'Well, maybe upteen zillion was too general a cost estimate.'

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

It Looks Like Trumpty Dumpty Got His Wall After All.

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

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

"The Treasury is fairly sure that the figures in the budget are correct, they might just not be in the right order!"

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

'So the prince and princess lowered their expectations became savvy consumers, then they lived reasonably contented forever after.'

Department of Who's Your Daddy?

"So, the bills still aren't paid? You've never been good at money management."

Mice in the Commons

Impeachment Wave

Squeezing a tight budget...

"The school construction budget is so small we can't even afford to build a snowman."

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

Financial Execution

"He can afford a bigger cage. His old tax forms line the bottom."

'I grow all our tomatoes. I grow all our spinach. All you do is complain about the cost of my twice weekly manicures.'

'Okay, where's Obama?'

Gentleman, things are worse than we thought.

"With the rises in fuel, food and mortgage I'm going to have to put in some overtime."

"As company chairman I'd like to thank you all for participating in the evenings entertainment and saving me �4000."