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The Fix

Post by TEVA » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:13 am

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!
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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!

If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.

If not, please disregard.


I though this was funny causeit would never happen and I dont think it would work.
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Re: The Fix

Post by Gerien » Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:45 am

Um, that totals $40 TRILLION dear. That's more than the current total national debt.
And I never even got my own damn posting title!

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Re: The Fix

Post by Nagash » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:16 am

Gerien wrote:Um, that totals $40 TRILLION dear. That's more than the current total national debt.


So what? Unemployment fixed, Auto Industry fixed, Housing Crisis fixed. ;)
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Re: The Fix

Post by MoP » Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:07 am

If they're all fixed, they'll invent a new crisis, no worries...
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Re: The Fix

Post by TEVA » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:42 pm

So true MOP a new crisis will appear and we would be in debit for this action.
Gerien I know this would put us over the national debt we already have. one reasons I said it would not work.
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