Happy Holidays from The Economic Populist!  Put up your feet and grab the egg nog for it's time to watch some Christmas parodies.  Santa's list these days is clearly corrupted by the word processor.  The nice receive lumps of coal while the naughty get new yachts.  The ode to joy is hard to hear.  May our holiday funnies round up bring you joy and cheer as sarcasm rings the bell of truth.  Merry Christmas!

Breaking News!  This just in.  The NSA intercepts letters to Santa!  This is routine, systemic as the NSA believes Santa Claus is a threat to national security:

FORT MEADE, MD – The National Security Agency routinely intercepts children’s letters to Santa, internal agency documents have revealed. The documents describe an operation known as MILK COOKIES, based out of Fort Meade and run in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service. COOKIES is the interception of the letters while MILK feeds them through a complex series of algorithms to spot any hidden messages.

Super Rich Deprived of True Meaning of Christmas

 

^{Cartoonist: R.J. Matson}

 

The NSA is Coming to Town

 

^{Cartoonist: R.J. Matson}

 

Rebranding Jesus

 

^{Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich}

 

It's a Wonderful Life

 

^{Cartoonist: Steve Sack}

 

Tips for Last Minute Shopping

 

^{Cartoonist: R.J. Matson}

 

The Onion Decorates the Tree!

 

Tips for spreading holiday cheer include CEOs giving their workers $20 gift certificates for double espressos and this is just too weird:

 

Santa's Twerk Shop