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Jump_Jive

The Fix Doesn't sound too bad..........What do you think? There was an article in the St. Petersburg Fl. Times. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I think this guy nailed it! _____ 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 ...(Read more of this comment)Congress pay their taxes... Oh! And Mr. President, while you're at it, make Congress retire on Social Security and Medicare. I'll bet both programs would be fixed pronto! (Show less of this comment)

txranger

Global warming in DC again.
Good day all. Time to walk the dogs in the cold.

txranger

johnsari123 -- re: 2012, obama's budget plan projects a Trillion+ deficit in 2012, if he is successful in reducing the deficit.

txranger

The Federal Government is not the solution, it is the problem. Let Freedom ring.

txranger

Freddie and Fannie should be phased out!!!
They are a backdoor to the Treasury. (even if there are no funds available - DEFICIT spending).
In other words close them ASAP.

txranger

johnsari123 -- the news stories about billions of taxpayer dollars to Brazil is an old story.
Remember: GM,AIG,Chrysler, GMAC, Freddie and Fannie.
Banks paid back their TARP with a profit but the others did NOT. All TARP "investments" have not been re-paid. Freddie and Fannie have access to UNLIMITED federal funds (per obama). They continue to obligate the taxpayers.

Jump_Jive

Yea Buddy we are definitely going to balance the budget ha ha ha ha ........more of our money down the flusher....... Just passing this one along....This is totally disgusting!!!! Small business is trying to survive, looking for assistance and we send it to Brazil....for the "reasons" stated. Just more "mud in our face". Obama underwrites off shore oil drilling in BRAZIL . This is a perfect example why I refrain from watching the news on ABC, NBC, CBS, or MSNBC who did not mention one thing about this. Today on a segment of the "Glen Beck Show" on FOX (Fox Cable News) was the following: "Today, even though President Obama is against off shore drilling for our country, he signed an executive order to loan 2 Billion of our taxpayers dollars to a Brazilian Oil Exploration Company (which is the 8th largest company in the entire world) to drill for oil off the coast of Brazil ! The oil that comes from this operation is for the sole purpose and use of China and NOT THE USA ! No...(Read more of this comment)w here's the real clincher...the Chinese government is under contract to purchase all the oil that this oil field will produce, which is hundreds of millions of barrels of oil". We have absolutely no gain from this transaction whatsoever!
Wait, it gets more interesting.
Guess who is the largest individual stockholder of this Brazilian Oil Company and who would benefit most from this? It is American BILLIONAIRE, George Soros, who was one of President Obama's most generous financial supporter during his campaign.

If you are able to connect the dots and follow the money, you are probably as upset as I am. Not a word of this transaction was broadcast on any of the other news networks! Forward this factual e-mail to others who care about this country and where it is going. Also, let all of your Government representatives know how you feel about this. Below is the Wall street Journal article to confirm this & another site . http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/19/obama-soros-petrobras-brazil-offshore-drilling-double-standards/ (Show less of this comment)

txranger

Higher fed taxes=Lower fed tax revenue
Trillions squandered without solution to the basic problems.
Read the WSJ re: Freddie and Fannie liabilities and being an arm of the administration for social goals.
surplus 2012?
10,079

frogigger

I must have missed something, Mkt high is over 14,164,,,I am still about 4,000 down...Hello, Credit, I want all my 14K back then some. Ding bats and sneaky snakes out in the sun today...

txranger

14,000 Greece debt postponed.
US Debt and Deficits?