Beat 360° 3/26/09
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Mark Bowen loosens a stack of one dollar bills on a vibrating table before they are cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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"The Federal Reserve worries about impending inflation from minting extra money for bailout packages. Recalling days past when singles were used as wallpaper, Mark Bowen tries to decide if he should reno his bathroom or his kitchen first."
The nation falls into the abyss as corporate executives and members of Congress prepare to receive their compensation.
No, this isn't even close to 1 billion, I'm going to be here all night... make that week... at least I have a job.
Who says there's a recession?? I just print what I need......
Looks like the AIG executive bathroom is out of paper again...
Let s print more for AIG and American workers to preserve US Dollars memories (inflation).
One for me and one for me and one for me and ...
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Have you seen so many billions together? And yet, without solve the problem.
No longer worth the paper they're printed on....unless you've got a trillion or so!
NY NY
Hot off the presses: The Main Street portion of the $700 billion stimulus package.
Due to the downturn in the economy, Bowen checks into a cheap motel to save on expenses but is shocked to see how much it now costs to operate the vibrating bed.
"Sure, I've got a job, but everyday I touch more money than I will ever make."
Brantford, ON, Canada
They're gonna have to pay me a lot more than this to get rid of my economic-disaster-mustache!
I'd like to thank Senator Dodd for this wonderful bonus. Now, if only I could fit it in my wallet...
Scene from a new infomercial on how to use your inkjet printer to survive tough economic times.
Ah, the new American pesos!
The office ran out of toilet paper so Mark decided these sheets would work.
Wallpaper for AIG execs offices
Bronx, NY
With my share of the bailout, I'll spend these singles tipping cocktail waitresses in Vegas.
You know the economy is bad...when they are not worth counterfeiting anymore!
Money, money everywhere, but not a dollar to loan.
Mark Bowen performs the modern equivalent of shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.
One truly is the lonliest number ......I really need to get out more!
how much did you say you needed? no problem I got it!
now i can buy lots of citigroup stock!!!
This is what it will cost your grandchildren to buy a loaf of bread.
keep these dollar bills for the american taxpayer, the $100 and above bills go to Wall Street.
I have such a big movie to show about myself, I rather take the $1 dollar bill which are freshly printed !
Here's some money that Bernie won't get his hands on.
One for you. One for AIG. ...
Pick a dollar, any dollar...It's value is still lower than that of any other country's currency.
Listen Lucy, I'm only going to splay these ones...
A Dollar a day keeps the recession away.
In America $300
In Europe $220
The renewed value of a dollar... Priceless!
I only payed two dollars for this newspaper. It was a better investment than any stock I could have bought.
Oh George, you really shouldn't have. I already got mine at AIG.
There's nothing in the paper nowdays!
A vibrating full metal jacket of currency. Bring it on baby.
Mark shows off the specially printed fake money that will be used to pay any AIG executives dumb enough try to collect their bonuses.
Introducing the perforated 16 dollar bill: A new currency just for men that attend strip clubs.
Geithner’s Treasury introduces the new sixteen dollar bill.
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
" This 'government contract' print job would go a lot faster if I were printing $100's"
Wallstreet Execs are elated with the idea of a surplus of singles and a vibrating table
Look at my stimulus package!!
Seems like everything in the newspaper these days is about money!
The New York Times finally finds a way to boost readership.
Newspapers have been selling out, since they decided to print them on money.
-Wyatt Knight
The buck starts here!
Sorry American taxpayers, I can only repay my AIG bonus in singles.