1 Part Humor and 2 Parts Common Sense?

I got this in an email from a friend and cousin. Thought I'd share it with my you, my two faithful followers and any other straggling stranger to my murky musings. :)

Florida’s St. Petersburg Times recently asked its readers for ideas on fixing the economy. One response:
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Dear Mr. President,

Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy. Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies 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 40 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. Forty million job openings = Unemployment fixed.

2) They MUST buy a new American CAR. Forty million cars ordered = Auto industry fixed..

3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage = Housing crisis fixed.

It can't get any easier than that!!

P.S. If more money is needed, have all members in Congress pay their taxes....

Mr. President, while you're at it, make Congress retire on Social Security and Medicare. I'll bet both programs would be fixed pronto!

Curiouser and Curiouser

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/6126909/One-thousand-ice-sculptures-melt-in-the-sun-to-highlight-global-warming.html?image=1

Check out this link.

Now, that you've seen it. What do you think?

I wasn't aware that the laws of science vary so much in Germany that ice normally doesn't melt when you take it out of the freezer. And last I checked, it's not winter over there yet. Hmmm...perhaps they thought they might be doing something good. I wonder how much money they spent on that project and if the money might have been better spent in trying to feed those who are hungry right now or clothing those who have a need for clothing right now. Apparently, it was better to pay a few ice sculptors to make those little statues. Go figure...