Modern Economy Thinker Mugs

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

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

'And remember to emphasize we're giving them the opportunity to find a better job.'

'The prevailing wisdom is that markets are always right. I think that luck is always right.'

"Gentlemen, we're missing a great opportunity by not hitching this company to the current tailspin."

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

"You be the moral grandstander and I'll be the politically incorrect troll."

"At $4 a dozen, it's hard to balance a career and a family."

'It's good to be here. We're having economic problems where we come from.'

"I'm as progressive as they come, except for my money. No one touches my money."

"I liked the fee-fi-fo-fum part, but I found the rest of his speech racist and repellent."

US dollar perched on fragile house of cards.

'Don't worry about the thumb sucking...she'll be texting with it soon enough.'

Republicans and Democrats debate while the US economy drowns.

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

An Everyday Explanation of the Federal Budget.

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

What every man thinks to himself when he puts on a pink shirt.

'Bad news on Wall Street. The entire stock market has been downgraded to a 'junk' classification.'

'Mixed day on Wall Street. Economic indicators were up, but executive bonuses were down.'

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

"The good news is that profits are up 76%. . . The BAD news is that costs are up 83%."

"Fellas, I invited Max here to give us a fresh, millennial take on how to get out of the inning."

'Yes, we have a very diversified economy around here.'

Recession

"Honey, close the fridge door while you're thinking!"

The hourglass figure of economic injustice.

'Profit in the garbage.'

'Good news! I think we can make your portfolio quite bearable.'

"Since when did economists become sociologists?!"

'How can they call it a shared sacrifice in this bad economy...when your pay cut was 10% and mine, 25%?!'