How does this sound??

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.


Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a
We Deserve It Dividend.


To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000


bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.


Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man,
woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at
adults 18 an up..


So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals
$425,000.00.


My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve
It Dividend.


Of course, it would NOT be tax free.


So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.


Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.


That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.


But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their
pocket.


A husband and wife has $595,000.00.


What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your
family?


Pay off your mortgage . . . . . . . .housing crisis solved.


Repay college loans . . . . . . . . .. what a great boost to new grads


Put away money for college . . . . . . . . . .it'll be there


Save in a bank . . . . . . . . . . . create money to loan to
entrepreneurs.


Buy a new car . . . . . . . . . . . create jobs


Invest in the market . . . . . . . . . . ..capital drives growth


Pay for your parents medical insurance . . . . . . . . .
health care improves


Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean or else


Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the
folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our
Armed Forces.


If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do
it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( vote buy ) economic
incentive that is being
proposed by one of our candidates for President.


If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, lets bail out every
adult U S Citizen 18+!


As for AIG liquidate it.


Sell off its parts.


Let American General go back to being American General.


Sell off the real estate.


Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it
up.


Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.


Sure it's a crazy idea that can never work.


But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!


How do you spell Economic Boom?


I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85
Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in
Washington DC.


And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion
because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.


Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

[jussmatt]

I saw this the other day... if we had a Prez Candidate that was proposing this, THEY WOULD HAVE MY VOTE!!! LOL!

[glwilson]

I am afraid the math doesn't work out. Use a better calculator and you'll find it is far less than that... sorry to say.

ya I guess you're right........boy you really know how to rain on someones parade don't you.

$425.00 each.

[scion0]

I said the same thing to a guy at work and you would have thought I punched him the face. :-)

[basco]

I'll take it

[paul]

You are a genius, sign me up.

[glwilson]

Originally Posted by wolfman

ya I guess you're right........boy you really know how to rain on someones parade don't you.

Didn't want to rain on anyone's parade -- I would rather have hoped it to be correct.

However; this is a good example of how people can be mis-informed quickly.

[ridemslow]

All them numbers boggles my brain. Thats is, whats left of it. :-/

Originally Posted by wolfman

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.


Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a
We Deserve It Dividend.


To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000


bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.


Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man,
woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at
adults 18 an up..


So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals
$425,000.00.


My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve
It Dividend.


Of course, it would NOT be tax free.


So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.


Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.


That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.


But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their
pocket.


A husband and wife has $595,000.00.


What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your
family?


Pay off your mortgage . . . . . . . .housing crisis solved.


Repay college loans . . . . . . . . .. what a great boost to new grads


Put away money for college . . . . . . . . . .it'll be there


Save in a bank . . . . . . . . . . . create money to loan to
entrepreneurs.


Buy a new car . . . . . . . . . . . create jobs


Invest in the market . . . . . . . . . . ..capital drives growth


Pay for your parents medical insurance . . . . . . . . .
health care improves


Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean or else


Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the
folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our
Armed Forces.


If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do
it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( vote buy ) economic
incentive that is being
proposed by one of our candidates for President.


If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, lets bail out every
adult U S Citizen 18+!


As for AIG liquidate it.


Sell off its parts.


Let American General go back to being American General.


Sell off the real estate.


Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it
up.


Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.


Sure it's a crazy idea that can never work.


But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!


How do you spell Economic Boom?


I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85
Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in
Washington DC.


And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion
because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.


Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

[phenrichs]

Ok but lets figure it out for the entire $700 billion and I bet we will all get a hell of a lot bigger slice of that pie.

[phenrichs]

So $700 billion divided by the 200 million people works out to a gross (speaking in accounting terms) figure of $3500 each. I know we could all use that kind of cash and probably manage it better than they can.

[scion0]

Originally Posted by OP

So $700 billion divided by the 200 million people works out to a gross (speaking in accounting terms) figure of $3500 each. I know we could all use that kind of cash and probably manage it better than they can.

Not sure... bet most on this site would buy more bling for our Nomads. ;)

[traveler]

scion0 , you got that wright ! but i liked origanal numbers better. even if they were wrong . we can dream cant we.

[basco]

I will still take the 425.00 weres it at