Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)

Wealth of Nations (2004)

Trevor Einhorn: Mascot God

Quotes 

• Mascot God : A+. Way to go, Joan.

  Joan Girardi : Thanks. You didn't, like, pull any strings for me, did you?

  Mascot God : It was all you. Feels good to do a good job, doesn't it?

  Joan Girardi : Yeah. Economics is so complicated, but I just... I got it, you know? Adam Smith, very cool dead guy. He says economies function best when based on self-interest. Kind of gives you a moral headbutt, huh?

  Mascot God : It's easy to establish economic principles on paper.

  Joan Girardi : Are you saying it was easy to write this essay? "In an economy run by self-interest, the invisible hand of social justice will feed and clothe everyone." Look, she wrote "great" with two exclamation points and a happy face.

  Mascot God : What are you going to do with all that knowledge? The trick is putting it into action.

  Joan Girardi : It's economics. What, do you want me to start my own country?

  Mascot God : Start a little closer to home. Maybe make sure

  [yelling through his cone] 

  Mascot God : everyone gets a piece of the pie!

  Joan Girardi : [he leaves]  Way to make an "A" a bummer. God!