Fixing the Economy

[crash325]

----- Original Message --
> The fix.....From a senior citizen around 80 yrs. of age. We aren't
> useless yet.
>
> The Fix
> There recently was an article in the St. Petersburg, Fl. Times. The
> Business Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the
> Economy?" I think this guy nailed it!
>
>
> Dear Mr. President,
>
> Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy.
> Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies that will squander
> the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following
> plan.
> You can call it the "Patriotic Retirement Plan":
>
> There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay
> them $1 million apiece severance for early retirement with the
> following stipulations:
>
> 1) They MUST retire. Forty million job openings - Unemployment
> fixed.
>
> 2) They MUST buy a new AMERICAN Car. Forty million cars ordered -
> Auto Industry fixed.
>
> 3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - Housing
> Crisis fixed.
>
> It can't get any easier than that!!
>
> P.S. If more money is needed, have all members in Congress pay their
> taxes..
>
> Mr. President, while you're at it, make Congress retire on Social
> Security and Medicare. I'll bet both programs would be fixed pronto!

 

[MicroPilot]

Only problem with this is it would cost $40,000,000,000,000. That's 40 trillion. About 3 times what the current national debt is.

 

[om21braz]

According to the typical rule of economic thinking, I would assume this would also give us a rate of inflation as some other countries now have. A fellow I spoke with some time back said his mother's previous 1 month phone bill for calling him here in the US cost as much as their house did approx. 8-10 years ago. I believe the fellow said his mother (and he) was from Argentina? My mind cannot comprehend that rate of inflation.

 

[MoKelly]

Must be that new FUZZY math. :laughing:

1 million times 40 million = 40 million. :thumbsup:

Lets not take something like this post too serious.

Maybe check your batteries :thumbsup:

Huh? what did you say 1,000,000 times 40,000,000 equals?

What is 1 times $40,000,000? What is 1,000,000 times $40,000,000.

Holy Cow.

MoKelly

 

[Western]

Well the old mans theory would make 40 people "happy":thumbsup:

Part of the problem is we have people in congress that use the same kind of math!!

 

[Car Doc]

We are screwed and thats that thats simple math.

As fast as the world (including the USA) is dumping the US currency for something more tangible this is going to leave us holding the proverbial bag and it wont be full of hope. my 2c

 

[crash325]

Only problem with this is it would cost $40,000,000,000,000. That's 40 trillion. About 3 times what the current national debt is.

Must be that new FUZZY math. :laughing:

40 million people each getting 1 million $ = 40 million. :thumbsup:

Lets not take something like this post too serious.

Maybe check your batteries :thumbsup:

 

[houstonscott]

The problem with the economy came from people in their 80's. Please stop asking someone else to pay you more. Never in the history of the world has any group of people done so little and been handed so much. Sick and tired of paying into old folks ponzi scheme's. Want to fix economy, STOP SS now.......you already got more than you deserve.....

HS

 

[MicroPilot]

Must be that new FUZZY math. :laughing:

40 million people each getting 1 million $ = 40 million. :thumbsup:

Lets not take something like this post too serious.

Maybe check your batteries :thumbsup:

The batteries are good! :thumbsup: I actually did do the math on this 'puter thing I'm typing at. Did you?