An easy way to fix America's economy
Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies squandering money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, do the following:
From the stimulus package take 40 million people over 50 in the work force, pay them $1 million each for early retirement to be used with the following stipulations:
1) They must retire. That's 40 million job openings - unemployment fix.
2) They must buy a new gas-efficient American car. That's 40 million cars ordered - auto industry fix.
3) They must either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - housing crisis fix. It can't get any easier than that!
Ed Dudzik
Buffalo Grove
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