"Patriotic Retirement Plan"

Boston MA

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Dear > Mr. President, > > Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's > economy. Instead of giving billions of dollars to > companies that will > squander the money on lavish parties and unearned > bonuses, use the following > plan. You can call it the "Patriotic Retirement > Plan": > > > There are > about 40 million people over 50 in the work > force. Pay them $1 million > apiece severance for early retirement with the > following > stipulations: > > 1) They MUST retire. Forty million job openings - > *Unemployment fixed..* > > 2) They MUST buy a new American CAR. Forty > million cars ordered - *Auto Industry fixed.* > > 3) They MUST either buy a > house or pay off their mortgage - *Housing Crisis fixed.* > > It can't get > any easier than that!! > > P.S. If more money is needed, have all members > in Congress pay their taxes.... > > Mr. President, while you're at it, > make Congress retire on Social Security and Medicare. > I'll bet both programs > would be fixed pronto!