New $1 bill released!!

Here's an idea. Since all taxpayers are ultimately going to bail the USA out--why not make it like an investment?

Here's the scenario. Every man woman and child in the US pays X dollars (weigh it proportionally) towards the 700 Billion or so required to end this. If it doesn't pan out, then fine. Well, NOT fine, but whatever. . . .all is lost anyhow.

If it does pan out, which it most likely will, I want a return on my investment. Make it in the form of tax credits, or vouchers to CheeseCake Factory, or automatically pay it towards my mortgage. I don't care. Just give me back what I gave, with interest. The main reason this isn't getting passed hastily, is because there is not value on what's being bailed out. Not even the Harvard MBA's or the FED himself, can put a value on these "toxic mortgages." So let's say it gets passed tomorrow. Put a value on what we, the population paid. Then play it forward to the day when all is somewhat back to normal (which it WILL be. . ). If we bailed out WAMU, or Goldman Sachs, or Wachovia, or whomever for X cents on the dollar, take an inventory on what they're worth when all is well. And I want THAT--plus interest.



If the really super duper rich can expect money back when the "foot the bill" why can't I?

Is this an unreasonable request?

I mean, c'mon, I lost nearly 25% of my stock portfolio value today--not that you care, but in the last 5 years, I've lost more than half of my investments. But that's OK. I've learned a valuable lesson, and something I should have known all along. (I used to be a stock broker during my first college stint).

I'm putting all my money in gold yesterday. That's going to be the way. Markets can come and go, investments can go to pot. If you invest in gold, there's no way to lose--or let's rephrase that. If you invest in gold and lose, it doesn't really matter, because armageddon is soon to follow.

Thanks for reading the rant.

 

well said...

 

Get over here dood!!!

watch out we are selective but brian you the man!!!8)

 

hey, stranger things have happened...........

 

MATT, FFS!! THERE ARE ENOUGH OF US HERE ALREADY!
It's taken us years of rumour about the spiders, snakes, crocodiles, killer kangaroos and drop bears to keep these people out and now YOU go and spoil it! Anyway, the water is poisonous and we now have carbon monoxide in our Coca Cola, so they can't come, Keven '07 said so, so there!