Thread: My plan for AIG

I received this via email today, and found it amusing. While I am sure there are many arguments why this is flawed logic I thought I would share anyway. Enjoy.


I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bonfire 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 $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 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 $127,500.00 in taxes.

That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.

A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 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 $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG – 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 AIG 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 $85 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC .

And remember, The Family plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

According to Dems our current leadership has been breaking laws for the past 8 years. Why disappoint so close to the finish line?

That'd be awesome, lol.

hmm, you make everybody rich, you make everybody poor because money is worthless if everyone has it.

Where I disagree with that is that many people would "blow" the money faster than they received it. Some will do it wisely, and some will just have some nice Prada purses to show for it.

I can see it now:


Why is the goverment spending huge amounts of tax money to bail out big companies?

Don't you think its time for a difference to be made?

We have to stop this immediate wasting of American Tax Dollars!

We have to make a Civil Decision and give that money to the American people

CivilWars Promises to stop the huge spending of the American dollars on big buisness

Its time to make a Civil Decision

It time for a difference.

Its time for CivilWars




This message is paid for by CivilWars For president

Originally Posted by Civilwars (ok not really)

I'm Civil Wars and I approve this message

Originally Posted by texdirect6

I can see it now:


Why is the goverment spending huge amounts of tax money to bail out big companies?

Don't you think its time for a difference to be made?

We have to stop this immediate wasting of American Tax Dollars!

We have to make a Civil Decision and give that money to the American people

CivilWars Promises to stop the huge spending of the American dollars on big buisness

Its time to make a Civil Decision

It time for a difference.

Its time for CivilWars




This message is paid for by CivilWars For president

Originally Posted by Civilwars (ok not really)

I'm Civil Wars and I approve this message

ROFLMFAO