Dear Mr Rudd.... (classic email I received today)
I'm not sure who wrote this but I thought it was pretty good. Shows a few Aussies can think quite laterally. Shame I don't hit 50 for another 15 months or so.
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Dear Mr. Rudd,
Please find below my suggestion for fixing Australia 's economy. Instead of giving billions of dollars to banks 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 3 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. Three million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They MUST buy a new Australian made car. Three million cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed.
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.
4) They must send their kids to school / college /university - Crime Rate fixed
5) They must buy $50 of alcohol / tobacco a week there's your money back in duty / tax etc
It can't get any easier than that!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back
Their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances
Anon
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
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hlokk
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I like the last bit, that
I like the last bit, that could yield fair bit more than necessary,
I know its not quite a serious email, but I cant resist......
As for the rest, a little bit of problem with it is that it would require three trillion dollars which is three times the countries GDP (Gross Domestic Product) or about 10 times australias 2009 budget.
Theres only 665,000 unemployed (as of sept 2009) so you'd need to somehow get 2.35 million more workers.... Plus, theres the whole skill factor (many 50+ yo's are in skilled jobs with a fair bit of experience).
Also more baby boomers buying properties is not going to help with the housing crisis
callum
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love it
aha even my parents laughed at this
happy fishing
Craig Pearse
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Yep my mum would love that
Yep my mum would love that idea ,she is 55
Colin Hay
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Yay, It is party time for Sherbs, Doug and I
I think that is the "Old Farts" policy card for the next election
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gpc123
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Well you get my vote
Regards Geoff
Single dad and proud of him
UncutTriggerInWA
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Bring it on...
I am getting a bit uncomfortable with the term "one more powerball". It doesn't seem to be helping my bad back or paying for a new set of tyres on my 4x4. If I didn't have to work I would help the environment by not driving 108 kilometers a day to and from work. Imagine the carbon footprint reductions....
Vince.
Work smart and fish often.
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mako magic
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Love it what a classic
Love it what a classic
Faulkner Family
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some very clever words
some very clever words there, one prob with the ps on the end , you will see a lot of the over 50;s walking around with a carton of beer under 1 arm and a pack of winnie blues in their top pocket, shit that sounds like a typical ausie bloke already
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
mako
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true
oh yes too easy