Amazing, isn't it ? I received it from a colleague, who got it from his wife !
On May 6, 6:20 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > The St. Pete Times? Vam, do you live in my neighborhood? > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:Vamadevananda <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds > Eye\"" <[email protected]>Date:Tue, 5 May 2009 22:56:36 -0700 > (PDT)Local:Wed, May 6 2009 10:56 amSubject:[Mind's Eye] Re: Economic Stimulus > > There was an article in the St. Petersburg Times newspaper last > Sunday. > The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the > Economy?" > Here's what one guy wrote back: > > Dear Mr.President, > There are about 40 million people over the age of 50 in the work > force. > Pay each of them $1 million as 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 or pay off their mortgage- Housing Crisis > fixed. > > All this and it's still cheaper than the "bailout" ! > > On Apr 23, 5:21 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote:> But on the upside, I > think this crisis will shake a lot of bad apples > > out of the tree and inspire some rational regulation and legislation > > that will prevent it from happening again any time soon. It's going > > to be a tricky balance, finding the right level of regulation so that > > it doesn't choke or kill capitalism and a free market economy. > > Capitalism is good, I believe, but human greed and fear have to be > > regulated so they don't run away with the horse and wagon again. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
