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Economic recovery package before Congress"would provide massive fiscal stimulus."
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<blockquote data-quote="pretender" data-source="post: 485352" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Sammie,</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your response. I was really hoping some of the folks here who championed gov't intervention, either the current plan or the earlier TARP idea under Bush, would be willing to step forward and give us their ideas of what the next steps should be if this current stimulus idea doesn't work as expected. As you can see, I'm still waiting! </p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Well, since nobody is willing to step forward, I will take a stab at making a fool out of myself:</p><p></p><p>Long term ideas:</p><p></p><p>1) Return to the gold standard</p><p>2) Overhaul the tax code, replacing it with a flat 10% tax--no deductions</p><p>3) Create an environment that would encourage companies to manufacture here</p><p>4) No matter what form of energy there will be in the future, we still need oil for the foreseeable future--So drill, drill, drill</p><p>5) Term limits for congress</p><p>6) Never do anything at the National level that can be done at the State level, and never do anything at the State level that could be accomplished at the Local level.</p><p></p><p>Short term ideas:</p><p></p><p>1) IF congress insists on throwing money at the problem, limit it to things that keep people working:</p><p> a) Replace every vehicle in the government fleet, and award the contract evenly between the Big Three. </p><p> b) Refurbish government offices with new computer/office equipment and furniture</p><p>2) Give tax breaks to companies such as UPS to replace equipment/vehicles</p><p>3) Give property tax relief to people who have lost huge amounts of equity on their homes.</p><p></p><p>These are just a few ideas off the top of my head---Okay, fire away...</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="pretender, post: 485352, member: 1493"] Sammie, Thanks for your response. I was really hoping some of the folks here who championed gov't intervention, either the current plan or the earlier TARP idea under Bush, would be willing to step forward and give us their ideas of what the next steps should be if this current stimulus idea doesn't work as expected. As you can see, I'm still waiting! :happy-very:[/QUOTE] Well, since nobody is willing to step forward, I will take a stab at making a fool out of myself: Long term ideas: 1) Return to the gold standard 2) Overhaul the tax code, replacing it with a flat 10% tax--no deductions 3) Create an environment that would encourage companies to manufacture here 4) No matter what form of energy there will be in the future, we still need oil for the foreseeable future--So drill, drill, drill 5) Term limits for congress 6) Never do anything at the National level that can be done at the State level, and never do anything at the State level that could be accomplished at the Local level. Short term ideas: 1) IF congress insists on throwing money at the problem, limit it to things that keep people working: a) Replace every vehicle in the government fleet, and award the contract evenly between the Big Three. b) Refurbish government offices with new computer/office equipment and furniture 2) Give tax breaks to companies such as UPS to replace equipment/vehicles 3) Give property tax relief to people who have lost huge amounts of equity on their homes. These are just a few ideas off the top of my head---Okay, fire away... [/QUOTE]
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