A plan to balance the Federal Budget by 2020

[Ugly Dougly]

"The progress of civilization has meant the reduction of employment, not its increase. It is because we have become increasingly wealthy as a nation that we have been able virtually to eliminate child labor, to remove the necessity of work for many of the aged and to make it [financially] unnecessary for millions of women to take jobs."

I find myself agreeing. We've been working our asses off over the past half-century or longer, developing labor-saving devices. But when one of us is out of a job, we sink into depression instead of celebrating.

When it comes time to pay our bills, we turn to the society and industry that put us there. We hope that they would be happy that their effort to save us labor had borne fruit.

Their profits at this enterprise should be made available to support the people that they put out of work, since that was the point all along... Okay, radical rant is over. I'll go find a beer and a hot tub now.

[ygmir]

"The progress of civilization has meant the reduction of employment, not its increase. It is because we have become increasingly wealthy as a nation that we have been able virtually to eliminate child labor, to remove the necessity of work for many of the aged and to make it [financially] unnecessary for millions of women to take jobs."

I find myself agreeing. We've been working our asses off over the past half-century or longer, developing labor-saving devices. But when one of us is out of a job, we sink into depression instead of celebrating.

When it comes time to pay our bills, we turn to the society and industry that put us there. We hope that they would be happy that their effort to save us labor had borne fruit.

Their profits at this enterprise should be made available to support the people that they put out of work, since that was the point all along... Okay, radical rant is over. I'll go find a beer and a hot tub now.

[can't sit still]

Power Line, in conjunction with the Freedom Club, is offering a grand prize of $100,000.00 to whoever can most effectively and creatively dramatize the seriousness of the federal debt crisis. Any medium of communication is eligible: video, song, screenplay, television commercial, painting, Power Point, essay, performance art, or anything else. The runner-up will receive a $15,000.00 prize, and two third-place finishers will receive $5,000.00 each. Entries must be submitted by midnight on July 15, 2011.
http://www.powerlineprize.com/
The Power Line Prize of $100,000 will be awarded to whoever can most effectively and creatively dramatize the significance of the federal debt crisis. Prizes will also be awarded to the runner-up and two third-place finishers. Anyone can enter the contest—individuals, companies (e.g., advertising agencies) or any other entity, as long as the contest rules are followed. Any creative product is eligible: videos, songs, paintings, screenplays, Power Point presentations, essays, performance art, or anything else, as long as the product is unique to the contest and has not previously been published or otherwise entered the public domain. Entries may address the federal debt crisis in its entirety, or a specific aspect of the debt crisis, such as: the impact of the debt crisis on the young; the role played by the "stimulus" (Where did the money go? Why didn't it stimulate?); how entitlements drive the debt crisis; the current federal deficit; how the debt crisis impacts the economy; or any other aspect of the debt crisis. The contest is non-partisan. Its purpose is to inform the public about the federal debt crisis. Entries are due no later than 11:59 p.m. on July 15th. See the official contest rules for more information. In all instances, the contest rules govern..
http://www.powerlineprize.com/power-lin ... -rules.pdf

[Elderberry]

I think their money would be better spent giving the prize to the person than can most effectively and creatively dramatize the solution to fixing the federal debt crisis. Everybody already knows how serious it is. Seems like another effort in futility.

[can't sit still]

Here's a vid.

[Ugly Dougly]

Here's a vid.
http://current.com/shows/countdown/vide ... -debt-deal