Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 | 2:02 a.m.
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Seven hundred billion dollars is about to be given to a very few businesses. There are roughly 304 million Americans. Every American could get $2,333. Think what would happen if everyone got that much money. Six hundred dollars last year was a nice start.
Mortgages could be caught up. That would help the banks have money to lend to businesses. Businesses would be able to borrow to invest. Americans would travel, helping the airlines. That would be a nice down payment on a car, helping the auto industry.
Americans could fix up their homes, and maybe even move away from the dangerous oceanfronts. If Americans did not want to move, they could at least get insurance. That would help the insurance industry.
Investments would take place, helping Wall Street. And if the government did not tax that money until next year, it would get a lot of that money back. Win, win, win.
Government: If you are going to give away that much money, give it to us! We are the ones who are going to have to pay it back anyway!
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