Recession Debater Mugs

The Boom-Bust Cycle of Capitalism

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

'The great thing is, the poor won't be able to squander it on luxuries such as dignity, equality and hope!'

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

"And then, like an idiot, I turned to the boss and said 'Maybe the stock market isn't the only thing that's been overvalued!'"

"I'm worried. We're small enough to fail, but not big enough to be bailed out!"

"The problem with capitalism is the unequal sharing of wealth. The problem with socialism is the equal sharing of wealth..."

More Unequal Than Others

Federal Guidelines

"Son, one day all this will belong to your tax office, your economy-hating environmental wackos and your corrupt political clowns."

'Oh, we could reduce the deficit, but it'd just leave stretch marks.'

Yellow Vests

'I guess they forgot to call for us again Martha.'

Quick Fixes for the U.S. Economy

'Where's My Bail-out?' 'Where's Your Lobbyist?'

'Look at it this way, if you didn't have to pay all that money in tax, you'd go out and spend it anyway.'

World Cop.

"No more stress!"

James Freeman

The Elephant in the Corner.

"Hi Ho Hi Ho It's to benefits we go..."

Psst, sir. Want an extra kick with your morning coffee? Sure, like more caffeine? Like a little wake-up. Huh? The top 10% of American families get nearly 70% of all income, compared to 1980 when they got a third. I'm talkin' 'bout the income gap! Not bad. Does this come with chocolate syrup.

"Hey - aren't you the owner of the store?"

News and Magazines. Budget News. I'm not worried about the debt --- it's too big to fail!

School of Voodoo Economics

'Continuing to deficit spend during a budget crunch is what makes America great!'

Gordon Brown is making money.

Insufficient But Politically Feasible

'The trouble with trickle-down economics is, when it gets down to me, it keeps right on trickling.'

Rejection.com

"I intend to leave this earth with that with which I came into it …. Thirty million adjusted for inflation."

Banking Facade.

Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Help the Poor Bosses! There's a Labor Shortage!