The fix

BEST THING I HAVE HEARD YET.....From a senior citizen around 80 yrs. of age. We aren't useless yet. The  Fix There recently was an article in the  St. Petersburg , Fl. Times. The Business Section  asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I think this guy nailed it! 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  A ME RICAN 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! Its a thought