Socioeconomic Satirist Mugs

'Last chance to give for next 400 yards.'

"Manufacturing will take place in China, R&D in South Korea, logistics in Mumbai and we'll be running customer care in Vietnam."

"True, the private sector has its benefits, but, then again, so does the public trough."

'I can't tell you how much I appreciate this, sir!', 'Then give it back!'

'The rich get richer, the poorer get poorer..' '..And the comfortably off stay comfortably off!'

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Spot the difference.

'This country is on the road to ruin.' - 'Well, it'll never get there in this traffic.'

'Let's just wait here until the federal stimulus returns.'

The truth is, Congressman, we didn't know it was wrong to screw people.

The prying mantis,

"It was a holiday I'll never forget...I saw life in the raw!"

"Yes, one is a dog."

Made in China

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

America's Funniest Interest Rate Hikes

Is this your idea of a joke, Findlay...?

'Let's hope the new norm means that less really is more.'

Begin this high fiber diet slowly. Too fast and your co-workers may complain of a greenhouse effect.

'We only serve menacing drunks here Sir, not small insignificant ones.'

'The recession is over, again.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"But there's no way in hell I could afford Jupiter today."

Horse statue throws off rider.

"Allow me to introduce Recession. Recession is here to stay."

'Agreed, 40 years is a long time to wander around, but think of the travel expenses.'

Vinnie's Repossessions: A Turtle has just had his shell repossessed

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated

"The economy's been worsening for a while, but people still don't feel it, Rudy." "...Which means we still have time to get in on the despair action." "Despair action"? "We're going to expand our menu. Add more comfort foods, more 'sale' items, debt consolidation loans..." "Nobody's dumb enough to get a debt consolidation loan from some random guy." "Ha ha hoo hoo hee-"

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

"True, a salary cap on Wall Street may limit the talent pool, but, on the other hand, if they get any more talented we'll all be broke."

'Okay, let the minutes show we're not absconding with the money until the economy improves...'

Help! Have to pay back a big world bank loan.

'The reason I have been able to keep my job through these turbulent times, is that I welcome change, especially if it's from a vending machine.'

Where Ignorance is Bliss.