[BITList] Grumpy old folks fix Australia
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franka at iinet.net.au
Sun Jan 26 23:40:55 GMT 2014
Parts of this have been around before
frank
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> */_
> _/*_
> __Dear Mr Abbot, as the official replacement
> for Mr Rudd,_
> _
> __
> Please find below our suggestion for fixing
> Australia 's economy._
> _
> __
> *Instead of giving billions of dollars to car
> companies & other businesses 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 Australian 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.._
> _
>
> _
> _6) Instead of 'stuffing around' with the
> carbon emissions trading scheme that makes us
> pay for the major polluters,*tell the greedy
> bastards*to reduce their pollution emissions
> by 75% within 5 years or we shut them down_.
> _
> __7) Cut down on pollies perks - they earn
> enough money to pay for their own petrol,
> food, drinks, airfares for their wives &
> families like all other hard working Aussies
> do. We pay big money_.._but we still get
> MONKEYS!!!_
> _
>
> __8) No government credit cards for pollies -
> let them get their own then they will be more
> careful about how they use it and pay up on
> time so as not to incur interest._
> _
>
> __
> 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. If not, please disregard.
>
> __
> *Grumpies of the World Unite*
>
> _
> _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):
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> *THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION*.
> They keep talking about drafting a
> Constitution for Iraq ... Why don't we just
> give them ours?
> It was drawn up by a lot of really smart guys,
> it has worked for centuries and we're not
> using it anymore.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> *_THE 10 COMMANDMENTS_*
> The real reason that we can't have the Ten
> Commandments posted in a courthouse or
> Parliament, is this -
> You cannot post*'_Thou Shalt Not Steal_'*,
> *'_Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery_'*and
> *'_Thou Shall Not Lie_'*in a building full of
> lawyers, judges and politicians...
> It creates a hostile work environment.
> -----------------------------------------
> *_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 Australia
> _to speak up_!!!!
>
> To add to this, stop paying out millions of
> dollars looking after asylum seekers, just
> send them back to where they come from, and
> think about looking after Australian people,
> who pay the taxes etc. they don't pay out
> these taxes for the Government to throw it
> away looking after people who have no right in
> our country.
>
>
>
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