“Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what we may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty.
The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010
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Patriotic Retirement
Published Fri, Apr 10 2009 8:58 AM
My friend Karma forwarded an interesting piece of e-mail with a proposed solution to the economic problems we're having. According to the original e-mail this was a suggestion from a respondent to an article in the St. Petersburg Times business section.
Dear Mr. President,
Patriotic retirement: There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force - pay them $1 million apiece severance with the following stipulations:
- They leave their jobs. Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
- They buy NEW American cars. Forty million cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed.
- They either buy a house/pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.
Can't get any easier than that.
It doesn't seem like such a bad idea to me, at least on the face of it. I can’t help wondering if the solution could be that simple. But then, this would be a one-time shot in the arm for the economy. It might be a kick-start, but our economy is a living, vibrant thing that depends on ongoing economic activity.
This provides no means to ensure that. Maybe if the government ended a few of the ridiculous spending programs it has in place and cut taxes again it might have a chance.
After all, it doesn’t do much good to give a patient a shot in the arm while you’re holding a pillow over his mouth and nose.
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