Government Spending Analyst Pillows

"We seem to be spending more on defence than on things to defend"

"Who's got the hammer?"

Where are they now?: Office of Management & Budget - Grumpy.

'You earned this corner office by cutting corners...'

Statue of Liberty with satellite dish and laptop spying on the World.

"Our new information management system has just worked out where we wasted most money last year. . . It was on the new information management system."

Businessman sees door sign 'Department of Mismanagement and Overbudget'.

"You need to justify your own existence first."

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

"Well the good news is that we did save a little money by not investing in cyber crime protection...."

'The deficit doesn't look nearly so bad now that we've switched to Arabic numerals.'

'As the government sees it, the U.S. budget would be fine if more deficit earners like you, Mr. Wald, go on the ball!'

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

What happened when the bond issues failed during the building of the Great Wall of China: The Great Picket Fence of China.

"Unfortunately the first thing they cut was the stationery budget..."

'We spend a lot, borrow a lot, tax a lot. It keeps things from getting boring.'

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

Delivering red ink to the Berueu of Management and Budget.

Benefit mistakes cost one billion a year. Well in our defence we did get a lot of the numbers correct,they just weren't in the right order.

IRS: The country is broke, but your taxes cannot be construed as 'Charity to the Poor'.

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

'We'll see significant savings in health care costs with our new in-house operations.'

City Centre Development - "...We've spent all the money on the model."

Committee on Deficit Spending and Positive Spinning.

"Worst budget cuts ever!"

Run in the Family

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

". . . We're being sucked into the UK national debt!"

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

US aid to Ukraine

EU

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

The Costs Of Doing War.