Tax Jugglers Mugs

"If they're going to try and take more of my money on taxes have a good night to move abroad I'm not paying my taxes somewhere else!"

'You earned this corner office by cutting corners...'

'Honestly Bob, it's not that bad. If you can make as much next year as you did this year you'll be able to pay off your outstanding taxes for last year. That'll just leave the interest, the tax for this year and... my fees.'

"Everything's gone up."

'As part of our alternative budget management strategy we've got Tim on 'Hail Marys' in here and Geoff sacrificing a goat to Woden next door!'

News and Magazines. Tax Bill Debate. The trickle-down can never compete with siphon-up.

'Wait a minute....!

'I need affordable daycare now!'

'If the universe and everything in it is expanding, how come our budget gets shrunk all the time?'

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'The hospital needs to cut its drug budget...Mrs Miggins will be seeing what she can do for the Oncology department with hot twigs and frogspawn...'

"Times are perfect for us masochists!..."

"Sorry, I'm late. I didn't realize how much credit you had on your card."

'A belt will have to be tightened...not the cars...yours.'

'Sir, there's a taxpayer who knows his rights, to see you.'

"Just because you can go around the world in one night doesn't mean you can also do your taxes that way!"

Executive sitting behind desk with one box labelled 'Bid' and the other box labelled 'Ask'.

"Sometimes I get the crazy feeling that he blames us for the budget overrun."

'There's not much of an incentive after taxes.'

'I know the marketing budget is stretched...but I still think we need professional models!'

'On my salary, microeconomics is all I can afford.'

Principal with 'budget cuts' in-tray and 'creative solutions' out-tray.

"Before we start planning our next brilliant foray into the global economy, I suggest we first figure out how we're going to pay our local electric bill!"

SOARING BILL

'Am I an additional cost or an incidental expense?'

'The all bad news is, the last check that bounced, you sent to the IRS.'

"This is why I don't want you doing our taxes anymore."

'I hereby leave all my debts and overdrafts to the IRS. . .'

'Thank you for calling the IRS... Press one for laughter in the background, press two for crying in the background.'

'You have to spend money to make money.'

"Would you like your paycheck sent directly to your mortgage holder, your oil company or your health insurance provider?"

Economic Experts

"This project was a mismanaged rush job and woefully underfunded, but we did finish it on time and under budget."

There is not much left after deductions and taxes, is there, Rodney?

"Our house is on credit, our cars are on credit, our vacations are on credit. Banks are always failing, it's just that ours will never go bancrupt."