[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Sunday Funnies

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Sunday Funnies
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   A letter from a self-described "lifelong Republican" appears in
   today's [1]Minneapolis Star Tribune:

     "In times of recession the problem is that money does not
     circulate. Individual people and corporations cannot solve this
     problem. We are all forced to tighten our belts to survive.
     However, government at the state and federal levels does have some
     ability to get things moving."

   Now that we've established his credentials as an economist, here's his
   solution:

     "The [vetoed] bill that our Legislature sent to Pawlenty would have
     taken some money from those who are hoarding it and put it into
     circulation."

   Who needs President Obama? Pawlenty alone can end the recession. But
   I'm a little puzzled with this "hoarding" concept, as in who and how.
   Is saving money hoarding? Is paying off debt early hoarding? Is not
   sending still more LGA money to his small town in central Minnesota
   hoarding? And if you increase "circulation" into wallet A by deceasing
   the circulation out of wallet B, how does this solve anything?

     As a conservative, I don't really believe in taking from the rich
     to give to the poor. But an ailing economy sometimes needs a little
     dose of populist medicine.

   He's a conservative, too! This is too funny for words. Publish letters
   like these in the comics section.

References

   1. http://tinyurl.com/la7wtf