I’ve finally realized why people are poor, it’s because the wealthy don’t have enough money. Here’s an illustration. What would Bill Gates do if he had $61 billion instead of $60 billion? Clearly he would hire 20 or so people to wash his car, cut his grass and trim hedges (that doesn’t add up to $1 billion but you have to subtract out for overhead and a small profit margin). These new employees would go to the convenience store, buy milk, bread and lottery tickets creating new jobs, money in the economy and money for the government from the lottery ticket.
Now the obvious thing to do is cut the highest marginal tax rate to zero, but our government won’t listen, so we must act like true American patriots. We can begin the solution in Anderson with our own “American Coffee Cup Movement” (this name will prevent any scurrilous charges of naming our movement after a bunch of tea smugglers).
Here’s how it works, on every street corner we have someone holding a coffee cup with the message “Please Help Bill Gates.” Our goal will be to raise $1 billion to give to Bill to get the economy rolling. Hopefully, if we are successful, someone will adopt Warren Buffett.
So if you want to see a great America again, give of your time, give of your money (you don’t need that third meal every day) and remember, someday it might be your face on that coffee cup.
Andy Absher
Anderson
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Letter: Here’s how to end poverty in our time
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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Letter: Gingrich cashes in on political amnesia
Rasmussen says that Romney has flattened nationally. Why?
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Letter: Hiring Winkler not wise spending
As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve. I doubt many Americans noticed its implications because they do not yet comprehend the big picture. This law, coupled with the Patriot Act, is paving the way for America’s direction toward tyranny.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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Viewpoint: Look at Creation Museum from an educational, scientific perspective
I encourage any and all who have interest in this vitally important topic to “go to the source,” to invest the time and energy into exploring The Creation Museum for themselves.
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Letter: Blame the voters for our Congress
Why is insider trading legal for Congress and illegal for the rest of us? They make and enact laws for all of us, but then exempt members of Congress. Somehow this doesn’t seem to pass the smell test.
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Letter: Smith’s firings appear vindictive
Anderson is a city of negative publicity and actions. Why else is Sears leaving? Can we stand four years of vindictive actions and negative reporting?
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Letter: Planned devaluation of dollar is coming
I’ve submitted letters regarding the existence of a global elite for years now. I’m now submitting another one in which I hope readers will take note of.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
