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an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer


Arkwright

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I borrowed this from elsewhere.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

 

 

 

Dear Mr. Darling,

 

Please find below my suggestion for fixing Britain's economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan :

 

There are about 20 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. Twenty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.

 

2) They MUST buy a new British CAR. Twenty 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) 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 there falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances.

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Doesn't work.

 

* It's more like 8m than 20m over 50s right now

* 8m of those 50+ workers currently contribute £80bn per annum in tax revenue that will then need to be replaced

* The over 50s are highly qualified and experienced, not easily replaced by recently fired call-centre workers

* Buying 8m new cars also means selling 8m used cars, destroying the second-hand values and driving costs up for everyone

* Once 8m new cars are sold this year and none next, how is the industry to survive that dramatic rise and then crash

* Over 50's selling 8m (large) houses to downsize will drive down the price of expensive property and drive up the price of smaller houses forcing even more off the property ladder.

 

 

Or basically, an eight trillion pound boom and bust.

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