Sure, the media enjoys trumpeting from the highest towers what a terrible state of affairs we’re in. Sometimes, even we at Empowered Investor might toot a doomsday note or two on our horn. But is it really all that bad? Can something really be done?
Of course it can, silly goose, and if you happen to find yourself sitting in the audience at one if our Creating Wealth in Today’s Economy seminars, Jason will be glad to mention six ways the federal government can right this floundering economy.
1. Default on all societal obligations. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, universal healthcare. Just say, “Sorry folks. Can’t pay it.”
2. Raise taxes – if there’s enough still left in working Americans pockets. Probably not. The numbers may not even go that high.
3. Have a yard sale. Sell Yellowstone to Japan and military jets to Lebanon. Gaddafi? Haven’t you heard? He’s our friend now.
4. Toll roads. How about a taxi-style meter they install on your dashboard so you pay for every road you drive on?
5. Blatant thievery. The rest of the world accuses us of this in Iraq anyway. Use the military and really do it on a large scale.
6. Technological innovation. We need a do over of the Industrial Revolution. Invent something the rest of the world MUST have and then make them pay us for it. Hmm…we had a chance with that Internet thingie but it got out of control fast.
There you have it. Six solid ways to get the United States out of this mess. Which one do you prefer?
