Inflation Enthusiast Gifts

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

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

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

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

'It's only a hunch, but I think everybody bought everything they needed, last time.'

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

Profit

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

Rich man vomiting euros to a beggar.

"I'm sorry, but my costs were way out of control."

Watering Money

'...And here we have the 'Laugher Curve.''

"My hackers just collapsed your country's economy."

It's okay Mom! As a broker, I'm under supervision of the SEC!

Thanks to the financial business scientists know it for sure now - Black Holes really exist!

European currency on the edge.

'It's our own consumer confidence test. Throw some nickels out and if they're picked up in 5 minutes confidence is really low!'

"My tariffs will move the world in a new direction!!"

Crony Capitalism (Always Follow the Money Trail)

Flat tax - equal burden?

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

'I'd like to explain my ideas for economy within the company.'

"It's called American acceptionalism. We grab more and more of the country's wealth and 99% of Americans just continue to accept it."

What do you suggest we do about this?

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

'The Great Depression? Didn't they have Prozac then?'

'I see everyone got the memo.'

'The Fed decided today not to raise or lower interest rates, but instead just moved them sideways a little.'

'It's cheaper than gas.'

"Maybe the unseen hand of the market will change the diaper."

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

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

Sub-prime Bear

'Mixed news from the federal reserve...interest rates will drop on savings but will go up on loans.'

"Massive deficit spending, enormous Federal bailouts, open borders, ridiculous earmarks, pork for everybody, intervention all over the world.... Now, why didn't I think of that?"