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How Would You Fix the Economy?

This is from an article in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday.

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!  If more money is needed, have all members of Congress and their constituents pay their taxes...


If you think this would work, please tell to everyone you know. If not, please disregard.

 

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Posted May 1, 2009
May 04, 2009
Church_Mouse said...
A recovery plan for people who don't understand big numbers. It would cost $40 TRILLION. Sheer folly.
May 04, 2009
Church_Mouse said...
The "How to fix the economy" plan is mathematical suicide. And stupid. Blogged: http://barnson.org/node/1805 .
May 04, 2009
Brian Hansen said...
I guess that's where the last part comes in: "If more money is needed, have all members of Congress and their constituents pay their taxes..." ;)

$40,000,000,000,000.00 math problem - fixed

Link to the original: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article973953.ece

May 04, 2009
Brian - Thanks for finding and linking to the original article (and for clarifying the math solution).