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soundtracks of AL 6:58AM July 17, 2009

I've come up with an idea that will save the California economy and in turn the country and world's economy.
Banks are failing, businesses are closing. The world economy is on the verge of collapse. Right now everyone is affected by this global financial meltdown. Currently the best case scenario is a recession and not a depression. If something major is not done soon we are all in trouble.
What if the banks went bankrupt on purpose?
How would this help the economy? I'm glad you asked. What is killing the banks is having all the bad loans on their books. So in the restructuring process the banks get out of the home loan business. Their books are clean. The banks can run efficiently again. Now here is the good part. If you are now making payments on a home loan you just hit the lotto. You now own that home! If you own an apartment building you own it under one condition, you must cut your tenant rents in half.
Homeowner's last two house payments would go to the state of California. Bam!! The state is back in the black.
And oh yeah........The economy would go nuts.

Mike Gillmore of CA 7:11PM January 22, 2009

Clearly, you favor increasing taxes, as presented in your false dilemma. Taxes kill productivity, destroy motivation and only serve to transfer wealth from private individuals to the state (by force). The correct move is to drastically cut government spending across the board, not to punish hardworking Californians by stealing even more of their income. California's legislators foolishly thought that the easy tax revenues created by the phony housing boom (and dotcom bubble before that) would continue forever. Workers, entrepreneurs and property owners should not be punished for the bad policies and stupid decisions foisted on them by elected officials. Besides, do you really believe that even 50% of the state budget goes to legitimate and/or effective "programs"? If so, I've got some prime swampland in Florida to sell you.

Sean of CA 1:00AM January 02, 2009

Not a penny for illegal immigrants or their anchor babies.
We could balance the budget by June.

Californian of CA 7:11PM January 01, 2009

What would your solution be? Cut taxes more to create an even larger deficit?
There are only three choices: increase deficit, increase taxes or cut spending. Again what is your idea?

conerned reader of Pethmeth of 5:56PM January 01, 2009