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Darin Jordan
09-23-2008, 04:24 PM
Americans are Creative.......How about this??

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG. Instead, I'm in
favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend!


To make the math simple…

Let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.
Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man,
woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at
adults 18 and up. So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that
equals 425,000.00. My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a
We Deserve It Dividend. Of course, it would NOT be tax free. So let¹s
assume a tax rate of 30%. SO ....... Every individual 18+ has to pay
$127,500.00 in taxes. That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle
Sam. But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?

Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads.
Put away money for college - it'll be there.
Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car - create jobs.
Invest in the market - capital drives growth.
Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves.
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else.

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who
lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is
cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out
a puny $1000.00 ("vote buy" ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our
candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult
U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG - liquidate it. Sell off its parts. Let American General
go back to being American General. Sell off the real estate. Let the
private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's my rationale: We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that can "never work." But can you imagine the
Coast-To-Coast Block Party! How do you spell Economic Boom?
I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion We Deserve It
Dividend more than I do, the geniuses at AIG, or in Washington DC .

And remember, The Family plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5
Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.


PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a
laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85
Billion

engineerjoe
09-30-2008, 04:11 PM
*gets out his handy engineering calculator*
85 billion divided by 200million is $425, not $425,000.

Darin Jordan
09-30-2008, 04:15 PM
*gets out his handy engineering calculator*
85 billion divided by 200million is $425, not $425,000.

Yah... I caught that right after I posted this and forwarded it to all my friends...

Next time I'll get out MY engineering calculator before I pass things like this along next time... :huh: