Dear Mr President

This was an article from the St. petersburg Times several weeks ago, but it still sounds like a good idea to me. The business section asked readers for ideas on how to fix the economy. This was definitely one of the best.

PATRIOTIC RETIREMENT

Dear Mr. President,
There are about forty million people over fifty in the work force.
Pay them $1 million apiece severance pay with stipulations:
1) They leave their jobs. PRESTO! forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They each 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.

ALL THIS AND IT'S STILL CHEAPER THAN THE "BAILOUT."