Sunday, May 10, 2009

Economic quick fix - HA HA HA



The Patriotic Retirement Plan

"How Would You Fix the Economy?"

Source
May 09, 2009

The St. Petersburg Times Newspaper, Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the Economy?" 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 and their constituents pay their taxes...
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know. If not, please disregard.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

we are takers, soul sucking heartbreakers......but as a one we can't change everything at one time....mom i misss you...where are you...

Sheilanagig said...

Yes, I am here. No we can't change much really but we don't have to shut up just yet anyway.

Love you too

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