I have just received a forwarded email from one of my friends, which included someone’s jocular proposal for sorting out the UK’s current economic woes. At least, I assume that it’s not intended to be taken seriously! So, here it is:
There are about 20 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. Twenty million job openings – Unemployment fixed.
2) They MUST buy a new British CAR. Twenty million cars ordered – Auto Industry fixed.
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage – Housing Crisis fixed.
4) They must send their kids to school / college /university – Crime rate fixed
5) Buy £50 of alcohol / tobacco a week there’s your money back in duty / tax etc
It can’t get any easier than that! But, if more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back there falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances.
