Who can help with economic metaphors?
The long list of economic metaphors can include some or all of the following boating [shipwreck], weather [perfect storm, hurricane], tectonic [earthquake, tsunami, tidal wave(!)], enemy ambush [twin towers, Pearl Harbor], habit [addiction, enabler], accidental [blunder, crash, train wreck, rescue, bailout], religous [holocaust, Armageddon] and health [heart attack, cancer], among others.