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AN EASY ECONOMY FIX!!!

Started by Gardengirl, March 16, 2009, 12:56:13 AM

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Gardengirl

March 16, 2009, 12:56:13 AM
This was an article from the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I thought this was the BEST idea.....I think this guy nailed it!   Dear Mr. President,
Patriotic retirement: There's about 40 million people over 50 in the work force -pay them $1 million apiece severance with the following stipulations: 
1) They leave their jobs. Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They buy NEW American cars. Forty million cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed.
3) They either buy a house/pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.    Can't get any easier than that
When people fear the government, that is called tyranny
When the government fears its people, that is called liberty

me

#1
March 16, 2009, 01:17:47 AM
Sounds like a plan to me.... :biggrin:
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kimmi

#2
March 16, 2009, 08:34:27 AM
And then in 3 years you will have 20 million people asking for welfare because as Americans we don't know how to save a buck!! Awesome!  :rolleyes:
Take time to smell the roses.

me

#3
March 16, 2009, 08:41:07 AM
19 million...I'm a tightwad... :biggrin:
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Palehorse

#4
March 16, 2009, 09:00:09 AM
Quote from: me on March 16, 2009, 08:41:07 AM
19 million...I'm a tightwad... :biggrin:

So, by this I take it you are saying that 5.26% of Americans are tightwads?  :biggrin:
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Exterminator

#5
March 16, 2009, 09:03:09 AM
No one said there'd be math.  ;)
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me

#6
March 16, 2009, 10:00:28 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on March 16, 2009, 09:00:09 AM
So, by this I take it you are saying that 5.26% of Americans are tightwads?  :biggrin:
Ok, 1999million then.  I posted that before I had finished my first cup of coffee for the day.  :razz:

Oh and BTW Ex, I never said I was a math whiz.  :biggrin:
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Palehorse

#7
March 16, 2009, 10:53:11 AM
Sounds like a stimulus package rather than a fix to me. . .
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Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

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To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

me

#8
March 16, 2009, 10:57:07 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on March 16, 2009, 10:53:11 AM
Sounds like a stimulus package rather than a fix to me. . .
It would definitely stimulate me.... :yes: :yes:
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Palehorse

#9
March 16, 2009, 11:05:52 AM
The major problem for the majority of Americans within that bracket would be the one that is keeping all of them in the job market in the first place; healthcare. . . And a million bucks isn't going to be sufficient to make that go away anytime soon, I don't care who you are. . .

Of course, for households with 2 earners in the age bracket it would mean two mill. . .  :rolleyes:
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That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

kimmi

#10
March 16, 2009, 12:18:53 PM
And if those two people invested properly, they would have had more than two million and a check for 2 million would be a smack in the face to them right about now!  :yes:
Take time to smell the roses.

Palehorse

#11
March 16, 2009, 12:42:54 PM
Quote from: kimmi on March 16, 2009, 12:18:53 PM
And if those two people invested properly, they would have had more than two million and a check for 2 million would be a smack in the face to them right about now!  :yes:

There are millions of people right now that "invested properly" and there are a lot of them have lost the shirt off their backs. . . There is virtually no safe haven for that kind of cash right now, save traditional savings intruments. Other than that you might as well go to Vegas and roll the dice; same odds. . .   :spooked:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

kimmi

#12
March 16, 2009, 12:50:38 PM
Exactly!!!  Coffee can buried in the back yard!   :biggrin:  That is my strategy!  Sewn into the lining of my box spring.  Hidden in the freezer.  All of these seem safer than my 401K and IRA right about now!  :rolleyes:
Take time to smell the roses.

Palehorse

#13
March 16, 2009, 12:55:37 PM
Quote from: kimmi on March 16, 2009, 12:50:38 PM
Exactly!!!  Coffee can buried in the back yard!   :biggrin:  That is my strategy!  Sewn into the lining of my box spring.  Hidden in the freezer.  All of these seem safer than my 401K and IRA right about now!  :rolleyes:

I'm thinking more traditional instruments like CD's, etc. None of that crapola that sucks your retirement savings down the sewer with the rats who run it. And then, watch out how much you've got in there, be aware of FDIC limitations!  :rant:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

me

#14
March 16, 2009, 01:20:13 PM
Mattress, coffee can, and CD's....that's for sure the way to go.  What's in the can and under the mattress might not be drawing you interest but you also know you have it for a just in case... ;D
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