Saturday, November 22, 2008

HOW TO SAVE THE ECONOMY: "VOUCHERS, NOT BAILOUTS!"

THIS IS MY MANTRA FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS:

"VOUCHERS, NOT BAILOUTS!"

I DON'T WANT BAILOUT MONEY GOING DIRECTLY TO CEO'S OR STOCKHOLDERS.

I THINK WE SHOULD ONLY GIVE THE MONEY TO TAX-PAYERS IN VOUCHER FORM:

HAVE EACH VOUCHER TARGETED TO A SPECIFIC SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY:

  • A CAR VOUCHER GOOD AT GM, CHRYSLER OR FORD - FOR THEIR US BUILT CARS.
  • A VOUCHER GOOD FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT WHICH MIGHT ALSO BE USED FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
  • A VOUCHER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
  • A VOUCHER FOR A BLUE-CHIP STOCK HELD IN A TAX -FREE ACCOUNT UNTIL RETIREMENT.

THIS WILL GIVE A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE TAX-PAYER, AND THEN TO THE PRIVATE COMPANIES THAT THE TAX-PAYER DECIDES IS RIGHT FOR HIM/HER.

THIS WAY, POLITICIANS WON'T BE PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS - PEOPLE WILL!

POWER TOP THE PEOPLE!
VOUCHERS TO THE PEOPLE!

"VOUCHERS, NOT BAILOUTS!"


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3 comments:

  1. Always On Watch8:54 PM

    A VOUCHER GOOD FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT WHICH MIGHT ALSO BE USED FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

    I'd love one of these if it were retroactive. I installed thermal windows last March in this old house.

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  2. Pastorius12:01 AM

    Reliapundit,

    I've been thinking about this. It makes sense.

    However, doesn't this mean you are arguing for a bottom-up solution, instead of a trickle-down solution?

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  3. Reliapundit12:11 AM

    whatever.

    up down.

    that's bs.

    if we want our gov to stimulate the economy it's better if people pick the winners and losers than dc pols.

    fist - the peeps get a primary/immediate reward for the added debt,

    and - 2- only genuinely useful shit will get bought.

    the makers/purveyors of those goods and services get a JUST reward and not politically connected corps/unions.

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