Economic Satire and Parodies

Bush calls his 2004 budget "a testament to the great power of mathenometry." White House.org provides full details.

Who benefits under the Bushonomics plan? Find out at White House.org.

Plagued by late fees, high interest rates, and harassing creditors, the U.S. took out a debt-consolidation loan Monday, combining the nation's $6.1 trillion debt into a single, easy monthly payment, the Onion reports.

Unwilling to wait for their eventual indictments, the 10,000 remaining CEOs of public U.S. companies made a break for it yesterday, heading for the Mexican border, plundering towns and villages along the way, and writing the entire rampage off as a marketing expense, SatireWire reports.

The stock of old economy stalwart Bush Inc. rises after beating analysts' low expectations months after a hostile takeover of the competition.

Concerned over reports the economy could rebound on its own, both houses of Congress passed legislation that prohibits the economy from recovering until Congress can pass legislation to revitalize the economy, SatireWire reports.

The only thing the federal reserve chairman likes more than analyzing the world's financial stories is telling scary stories. Listen in as he sets interest rates to 100% pure fear. From Modern Humorist.

Time to panic comes next Tuesday. From SatireWire.

Economic theorists and high tech executives predicted a downturn in the unprecedented New Economy will produce an equally successful "New Recession," a fast-paced, highly efficient decline that will be the envy of economies the world over, SatireWire reports.

Comparing the Internet to an uncontrolled and overcrowded forest, the Federal Reserve authorized a "prescribed burn" to incinerate the vast majority of Internet companies, a move the Fed hopes will thwart inflation by depriving the blazing U.S. economy of fuel, SatireWire reports.

Upcoming design in the 50 State Quarters program. A Modern Humorist parody.

To battle counterfeiters, the Treasury Department has unveiled a new five-dollar bill loaded with high-tech devices, including multicolor inks, an invisible security thread, and a voice chip featuring the Gettysburg Address read by Larry King.

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