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Out of Character => OOC Discussion => Archived OOC Posts => Topic started by: Erik Bridge on June 10, 2009, 01:53:28 PM

Title: From Erik's (TPO Rory) Dad
Post by: Erik Bridge on June 10, 2009, 01:53:28 PM

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 forward to everyone you know.
If not, please disregard

Thanks
Michael A. Clark
Superintendent Substation Construction
Transmission Substation Maintenance & Construction
Energy Delivery

Title: Re: From Erik's (TPO Rory) Dad
Post by: Alexander Amarandus van Bokkelen on June 10, 2009, 06:44:04 PM

Yes!

All we need is three years worth of the country's GDP in cash, and all our problems are solved!

Title: Re: From Erik's (TPO Rory) Dad
Post by: Ryan McKenna on June 11, 2009, 04:38:04 AM

Now considering our economy is backed up by nothing but debt we can make more play money easily.