Re: Drill Now for oil

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:30:53 GMT, James Arthur
<bogusabdsqy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Larkin wrote:
James Arthur wrote:

John Larkin wrote:

Ah, reminds me of the classic techniques to increasing the GDP and
reducing unemployment:

1. Have ten million people dig holes, and another 10 million fill
them.

2. Everybody washes their neighbor's dishes for $40 an hour.

That's wrong-headed. The problem is the *gap* between rich
and poor.

And there are a lot fewer rich than poor, so, as a practical
matter, I propose a *maximum* wage. About, say, $40/hr.

Penalties for hard work and overtime.

That ought to make everyone happy.

Grins,
James Arthur

How about a fixed wage, $40 should be OK, paid for a 40 hour week, no
matter whether you have a job or not? Then everybody would pay exactly
the same income tax... that would simplify the bookkeeping.

John

Even better! Everyone's a winner, and everyone gets a prize.

The most common complaints are not that a particular person
is doing poorly, but that someone else is getting more. CEOs,
oil companies, etc. This proposal would fix that completely.

And civic-minded go-getters would be inspired to work harder
than ever (within their 40-hour limit) to make things better
for everyone else.

Cheers,
James Arthur

Damn, doesn't make your cheeks hurt too much?

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