How to jump start the economy

Let’s cut to the chase. Forget about the stimulus; suppose we just took that $780 billion and gave an equal share to every American? Let’s see… $780 billion divided by 300 million… is $260,000 [UPDATE: ahem, $2,600 - so, never mind!] I wonder if THAT would jump start the economy.

Do you think these folks could find a good use for it? I sure could. And if everyone I know got the same amount, I wouldn’t have to help anyone out. We’d all be doing just fine, instantly. We could pay our bills, get out of debt, save, buy homes, invest in education… and all that money would trickle UP instead of DOWN. Businesses would be saved. Taxes would get paid. We’d be back on track again.

It’s freakin’ brilliant, if I do say so. Why didn’t anyone in Washington think of this?

What would you do with your quarter mil?