`` your deal with the board ; your deadline is coming up , so everyone 's known that all these stupid cost-cutting measures for the past eighteen months-all of the 'we ca n't afford to give you raises , ' 'we ca n't afford to give you bonuses , ' 'we ca n't afford to give you regular toilet paper that 's not made in poland'-all of it so you could make your goal with the board , your bet .