Witty Economist T-Shirts

'You raised the price of air to 50c!' 'Inflation.'

'What can we do to reduce our spending?'

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Exactly how much money do you owe this loanshark?

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

"What do you think I can get for it on the blackboard market?"

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

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

Made in China

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

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

Fuel bill gone through the roof

'The recession is over, again.'

As long as there are husbands, we'll get our's money's worth!

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

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

Early Attempt at Quantitative Easing.

"Actually, I used them as collateral for a 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.'

"We need a market icon that reflects the ridiculous market conditions..."

Money god

'Wait a minute....!

The Euro - R.I.P.

"I don't like lawyer jokes. Lawyers don't think they're funny and other people don't think they're jokes."

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

"The fish - will it be the market price at the time of ordering, the time of eating or the time of paying?"

'...and the Nikkei closed down on the day.'

"No, it hasn't, but when the sky does fall your investments are going to do very, very, well.''

'I'd recommend against investing in hog futures - what sort of future could a hog have?'

'My firm has scrutinised your budget and determined you could save a fortune by sacking us...that'll be £300,000 please!'

Investments.

'Stocks plummeted today, on forecasts that tomorrow will be warm and muggy.'

'You wouldn't threaten your bank manager...er...maybe...'

Euro Bait