"MY" STIMULUS PLAN

The most absurd aspect of the Bush 'stimulus' is that it took money from the American people via "taxes" and "gave" it directly to The Banks.

Under 'my' stimulus proposal , I would confenscate all funds given to the banks by Bush and cut off any future "payments" these banks wasting TARP "bailouts" expect to get -- and give those BILLIONS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE !!!! What would they do with at least a major portion of that money?
Put it in the bank ( of their choice , probably a local, small bank ).

Sounds like a win - win situation to me. In my benevolence , I don't even slam the banks as hard as they need to be ! As far as Wall Street investors go , I would remind them that playing the stock market game is essentially legalized "gambling" and if your stock goes down or goes 'caput' I'm not going to bail you out !

Another one of "my" measures would be to "legalize" HEMP
and open up "opportunities" for the struggling American farmer.
This would also ease the "burden" on the American "taxpayers"
and decrease the "cost" of "law" enforcement;
returning it to an "Andy" and "Barn" style community protection agency charged with "keeping the peace" instead of a para-military attack force busting in doors
( half the time at the wrong address and scaring some elderly couple to death )
and employing Gestapo style harrassment.
Perhaps so many cases would quit "clogging" the courts
and judges could get back to playing golf.

I would provide funding to assist localities in improving parks , greenways and promoting local heritage, historical sights, and tourism.

Finally, the major component of 'my' stimulus package would be "incentives" toward "employers" to pay their "employees" a decent living wage. This would mean people could pay their mortgages or rent , and may be even have a little left over to go out to eat once in a while, afford the increased gas and utility bills, and buy stuff to stimulate the economy. Most important to 'hardline' conservatives, I would convince them if they would just pay people it would eliminate the 'need' for most forms of government assistance and the most dreaded word of all ... "welfare".