Socioeconomic Strategist Prints

Subtle Secret Entrenched powers Plans Nouveau riche Obvious Public

"I keep feeling we should float the company"

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

"How to talk to people" "Make them rue the day"

EU and India partnership.

'No thanks, I don't drink when I'm driving home a point about investing.'

"What's with the Tim Russert act?"

'The good news is we've finally turned the corner. The bad news is, no government bailout.'

"Now remember, if I jump out the window, I want to leave."

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"Think I'll be a more effective alpha male if I learn to play pool?"

"And this right here was our weekend in the Hamptons."

Pre-Old Blues

'I need a tool to measure productivity.'

'We're counting on inflation.'

"Come in, minion."

'Money, I'm home!'

"We have to make massive cuts so we can reduce debt... which will cut into growth which is needed so we can make massive cuts..."

'Dear Miss Etiquette, I'm never sure if I should say anything...'

'When you take out food, energy...inflation remained at a 20 year low.'

'Well, that's simplified the mission statement.'

Export

"'Disability benefits' they said... Not while there are perfectly good jobs as traffic cones to be had!"

'Our portfolio is not going anywhere. I'm going to add some transportation stocks to the mix to see if that will move our investments along.'

Fiscal cliff

"I worry that we're headed for a future where you won't be able to earn three hundred times the salary of your lowest paid worker."

'Are you two friends?' - 'No, we just hate the same people.'

"Our 'Invest in American' program is saving money by buying orange safety cones from China."

Businessman tries to shelter from the economic storm.

'I think we should avoid the dot com sector.'

"If I go to the party alone, will I be able to leave when I want? But then, there's always the possibility that I will get stuck talking to someone. I can't shake the problem is me. What if no one else likes me? I'm the only one being critical... The issue is I'm not enough and it's really so huge." "The over thinker"

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