bazzab Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Just saw this on another forum i use, made me smile. Dear Mr. Cameron, Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK 's economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan. You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan: There are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations: 1) They MUST retire. Ten million job openings - unemployment fixed 2) They MUST buy a new British car. Ten million cars ordered - Car 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) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/tobacco a week ..... And there's your money back in duty/tax etc It can't get any easier than that! P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of parliament pay back their falsely claimed expenses and second home allowances If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know. Also..... Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance. Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counselling, pool and education. Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens. Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls. There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to. The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £600.00 per week and have no hope of ever getting out. Think about this (more points of contention): COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Appleby almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Cumbria? And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also; Think about this ... If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us grumpy old folk of Britain to speak up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 This has been doing the rounds for a long time now,sorry to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Not even the maths works, let alone the ideas. It is just incredible it keeps reappearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Wait, what?Giving £1,000,000 to 10,000,000 over 50's.That is £1,000,000,000,000 (£1 Trillion pounds)The whole of the UK dept is like £1.15 Trillion.So, your plan on fixing the nation is spend double our national dept? Edited March 23, 2013 by Bleeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 That works out as £10,000,000,000,000 (10 trillion pounds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrapFiller Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 That works out as £10,000,000,000,000 (10 trillion pounds). Next level genius math skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Wait, what? Giving £1,000,000 to 10,000,000 over 50's. That is £1,000,000,000,000 (£1 Trillion pounds) The whole of the UK dept is like £1.15 Trillion. So, your plan on fixing the nation is spend double our national dept? Think its meant to be jocular rather than serious or accurate, but yes everyone is right it does get a tad boring after 5 or 6 repeats. Edited March 24, 2013 by Sha Bu Le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Think its meant to be jocular rather than serious or accurate, but yes everyone is right it does get a tad boring after 5 or 6 repeats. Hahaha the fact people take it seriously is funnier than the letter!!! Man alive. As for fact its old that's typical me im afraid, sorry!! Wait, what? Giving £1,000,000 to 10,000,000 over 50's. That is £1,000,000,000,000 (£1 Trillion pounds) The whole of the UK dept is like £1.15 Trillion. So, your plan on fixing the nation is spend double our national dept? Mmmm its a joke!!!! My god...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfiddler Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I actually sent this to No the other year, got an official letter back several weeks later, saying the Prime Minister takes into account my thoughts & thanking me for my letter. EF all been done to date that I can see ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 that idea about prison is already part of my retirement plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 And if there over 50 most of there kids have past the stage in life to go to uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The whole of the UK dept is like £1.15 Trillion. So, your plan on fixing the nation is spend double our national dept? Didn't Bliar and Brown already try that on our behalf??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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