Wealthy Watcher Gifts

Champagne at the hunt

Great Chinese Dynasties

'You can just forget about the cake.'

The Grasshopper's Feast: A Prophetic Vision

'You know the economy's in trouble when the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans only has 350 names on it.'

"O.K. he's a billionaire, but how much of it is in cash?"

'These are the end of year figures recollected in tranquility.'

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"I want you to know that emotion overrode reason."

"And this is a $20,000 ‘meditation room’ — can you believe it?!!"

"It's called American acceptionalism. We grab more and more of the country's wealth and 99% of Americans just continue to accept it."

A king and his paperwork.

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

"Okay... how about some people are poverty rich but asset poor?"

'You keep outliving your old-age retirement savings!'

'Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.'

It is my mother's, she uses it as an anchor for our yacht.

Lord Avariss - Captain of Industry

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

Money god

'I cut myself slashing the budget!'

"I learned about the despotism at the same time you did."

"Stocks rose today on news that even higher taxes won't stop the rich from getting richer."

Golden bubbles

The Red Carpet

'If I lived there, the first thing I'd do is have my head examined.'

Trickledown economics

I think I have a gilt complex.

People, please listen. I'm talkin 'bout the income gap. The top one percent of Americans get one third of the nation's income, over double what they got in 1980. One-third. The income for the top 0.01% is 196 times the bottom 90%. Your wages have stagnated and the super-duper rich have gotten super-duper richer! How can you possibly swallow your coffee? Because you're making me do math before noon!

Investor alternates between hating and loving gold, depending on the stock market's performance.

'And, lastly, I'd like to thank Chuck for his years of service. He'll be leaving the company next month to spend more time with his cash and cash equivalents.'

"Local authorities are always whining on about the cost of 'affordable' housing..."

'I just want you to know, sir, that I have always been a big fan of your income.'

"Shortly after I realized I had plenty, I realized there was plenty more."

Surveys and economic interests