State Budget Geek Prints

California: The Beholden State.

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

Fuel bill gone through the roof

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

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

"Seriously, you can't balance the budget with cushion change."

"What comes after zillion?"

'Well I've finished the project on time and on budget!' 'Oh, that means I've given you too much time and too much money!'

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

Best System in the World

'Do you remember the good old days when April 15 was the only 'fiscal cliff' people worried about?'

'With 5% spent on talent, 5% on production, and 90% on marketing...I smell WINNER!'

'And finally, a steady decline in earnings has forced us to trim the presentations budget.'

'Carry on sailor, just keep swimming around the coast and stick your head up now and again.'

'We've gone over your budget very carefully, Mr Thorne. Unfortunately the network does not sell 7-second spots.'

It Looks Like Trumpty Dumpty Got His Wall After All.

"So, the bills still aren't paid? You've never been good at money management."

"Look at all of the happy Nebraskans returning to work now that I've cut their federal covid unemployment benefits."

It's 10 P.M. does anyone know what 'sequestration' means?

'So the prince and princess lowered their expectations became savvy consumers, then they lived reasonably contented forever after.'

Department of Who's Your Daddy?

The ways and means committee reaches the tipping point.

"The Treasury is fairly sure that the figures in the budget are correct, they might just not be in the right order!"

Mice in the Commons

Impeachment Wave

'Okay, where's Obama?'

Squeezing a tight budget...

Free Range Eggs - ""I've decided to sell up. I'm having trouble making hens meet."

Financial Execution

"With the rises in fuel, food and mortgage I'm going to have to put in some overtime."

'I grow all our tomatoes. I grow all our spinach. All you do is complain about the cost of my twice weekly manicures.'

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

"He can afford a bigger cage. His old tax forms line the bottom."

Gentleman, things are worse than we thought.

"The school construction budget is so small we can't even afford to build a snowman."