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  1. 03-30-2009, 08:28 AM #1
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    An Article I'd Like to Share

    From an article in the St. Petersburg, Fla., Times business section.
    Readers were asked for their ideas on fixing the economy.

    Here is the favorite: A reader proposed a plan to create instant
    millionaires:

    “There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them $1
    million apiece severance pay, with these 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 or pay off their mortgage — housing crisis
    fixed.”

    Who says economics are difficult?
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    Okay, maybe my math is fuzzy, but isn't that $40 TRILLION?? I don't think Obama's gotten there yet. That's a little more debt than I care to take on.
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    Originally posted by F-16Guy
    Okay, maybe my math is fuzzy, but isn't that $40 TRILLION?? I don't think Obama's gotten there yet. That's a little more debt than I care to take on.
    Its 40 Million..........much better than the billions were spending right now! Were in for a world of hurt people!
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    but most of the 50 year olds go buy a 400000$ house, spend $100000 on cars and then they have half a million to live off of for the rest of their lives. give them their social security but then thats gonna be even less of a chance of us getting any because they need social security money for 30 years instead of 15. the majority of them wouldn't know how to manage that money and it'd be gone pretty quick. then were really screwed.
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    Originally posted by 05LSR250R
    Its 40 Million..........much better than the billions were spending right now! Were in for a world of hurt people!
    no its 40 trillion hes right.

    40,000,000 people
    x 1,000,000 $/person

    =$40,000,000,000,000
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    Originally posted by jesseweaver
    no its 40 trillion hes right.

    40,000,000 people
    x 1,000,000 $/person

    =$40,000,000,000,000
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    The GDP of the United States is only about $14 Trillion, so I think a $40T early retirement plan is out of the question (unless it includes me, of course ).
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    Originally posted by Ralph
    haha thanks
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    This was really just a joke but I'm suprised it wasn't actually thought of. But considering how much cash went to bonuses that was already given out had they not found out and taxed them...
    I'm still waiting on the farmers share since our milk prices dropped to $9.15 last month.
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