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!

Patriotic retirement:

There's about 40 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them $1million apiece severance

with 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

Well, I suppose that that proposal was entirely in jest.

But I had a supposedly intelligent person tell me something similar. And he was serious. I had to tell him "You do realize that 40 million people time $1,000,000 is $40 trillion, right?"

(As someone over 50, I fully support the concept.)

Where do I sign up?

Damn wish I qualified , you lucky bastids..........

Ram,

How old are you?

someone called Ram a curmudgeon. think that means old but not sure

^ ... you all still qualify for the free sterilization under my economic stimulus plan ...

does Ram have to get sterilized if he can't get it up..??

^... you have a good point ...

... let's just wire his sister's jaw shut instead ...

DANG IT ! ! !

One year shy ! ! !

40 Trillion?

That's Obama's NEXT stimulus package...

I think Mrs. Pacman would go for it. She's over 50, and I'm under. I don't know what the hell I will do when she finally figures out just how many cigars I've purchased (or, more importantly, how much I spent on them).

... keep telling everyone your wife's age on an open forum and you'll be 6ft under instead of just under ... LOL

12. Author: pacman357 Date: 03/24/2009 11:45 PM Reply

I think Mrs. Pacman would go for it. She’s over 50, and I’m under.