Grade Inflation Commentator Gifts

"You wouldn't be here except for the relaxed grading standards."

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

"No, I'm not really a CEO. I just like to keep up with the Joneses."

'What can you get with a quarter?'

Inflation Is Up, Interest Rates Are Going Up. . . I'm Asking You To UP Your Donation.

'Steady...here he comes...wait for it, wait for it...'

"I see the businessman's lunch is up 50p."

There's no real oil emergency...

News and Magazines. Record Debt. Dollar Down. How can the dollar be weak when we've been giving it such a good workout?

Payroll Dept. My economic anxiety has less to do with the weak dollar than the week's dollars! (Published originally on March 14, 2008.)

"Gilts are keeping pace with inflation."

"There. Straight from the organic veggie patch. The world's most expensive carrot."

"Actually, these are more valuable than the golden ones now."

'Forty pounds for a round of drinks! Prices have gone up since you last bought a round.'

Bank. Take one $. I guess it is nice of the, but it doesn't do much for my confidence in the dollar.

'I sold my house and got what I paid for it. But you bought it in 1962.'

A man at a cash dispenser gives a shocked reaction on reading his bank statement.

'How's business?'

'Do you realize we're all getting richer by charging each other more?'

'IBM is up two, Google is up one-half and your prune-Danish is up one buck.'

Bankers waking up from cryo-sleep to explain the Fed's interest rate hike to you.

'Dollar'

"I think I finally understand inflation."

"What??? For that money I used to get at least a judge, a congressman, and a city councilman!!"

"I don't know a damn thing about monetary policy,but I know what I like."

Tel Aviv Tents

"How about telling me where you buried the loot? With inflation and all, it won't be worth much when you get out."

Be nice to Erdogan

Mervyn King

'Consumer income takes a new hop ... Inflation... takes a new high-jump!'

"The pound is reaching parity with Liz Truss."

Gordon Brown is making money.

ATM at gas station.

'Inflation allows us to live in a more expensive neighbourhood with even moving.'

"Remember the good ol' days when the house was earning more than the two of us?"