POV's Shots from the Hip

This makes a lot more sense to me then what they are doing...

I'm against the $700,000,000,000.00 bailout of our banking system.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $700,000,000,000 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 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $700 billion that equals a mega-quadzillion dollars.

My plan is to give a mega-quadzillion dollars 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 a snozillion in taxes. That sends mega mega-gazillions right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has a quadzillion dollars in their pocket. A husband and wife has two quadzillion.

What would you do with a quadzillion to two quadzillion 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 parent's 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 $700 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for the banking system - 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 the banking system 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 $700 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses in the banking system or in
Washington DC.

PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $700 Billion! !

-POV

From CNN.Com:

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) -- Christie Brinkley's Long Island divorce trial has been put on hold -- and the model says she's praying for a settlement.

Christie Brinkley has been embroiled in a divorce trial with husband Peter Cook.

Lawyers declined to comment on the record Wednesday.

However, Brinkley was asked while leaving the courthouse if a settlement is in the works. She pressed her palms together as in prayer and replied: "It's what I hope and pray for."

The former Sports Illustrated model was married to architect Peter Cook for a decade before his affair with a teenager vaulted their troubles into the public light in 2006.

Good for you, "uptown girl"!!

Can't wait to see the outcome of this...Maybe God will give her and her children the life they deserve!

I am rooting for her!!

-POV