Holy christ i can solve the Economy.

[A random person]

The economic problems are private, not with the government (ok, there's a deficit, but the recession is private). There are many more important things, like the many companies collapsing. Care to try again?

 

[sallene]

no, just...



no.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Spoiler

 

[chstens]

Let us solve this they way America solved the Great Depression: LET'S GO TO WAR! Do I hear WW3? It will save the economy! TO ARMS, FOLKS!

We're already at war. It's destroying our economy because we can so efficiently make tanks and weapons and things that make it so that it's impossible to achieve a wartime economy high.

This war is not as big as WW2 and I would hardly call this a war anymore, it's random skirmishes in the Middle East, it was meant as a joke and it did fix the great depression. Also, I am not american, nor do I have anything agaisnt the general american.

 

[Skeleon]

In the end, smoking is more costly to the country than not smoking.
Treatments, sick-leave and palliative medicine are expensive.

 

[MaxFan]

I....christ...no.

Bad.

I think we need a little facepalm in this thread.

I agree.........*FACEPALM*

Spoiler: image

 

[Ajna]

Actually its because they upgraded pot to a class B drug. All the stockbrokers sobered up and freaked out when they realised they didn't know the hell was going on.

What exactly is Class B? Similar to Schedule II in the US?

OT: When I read the poor grammar in the topic header, I figured the idea was stupid, but clicked anyway. I was right.

The reason for the economic problems are twofold (Okay, manyfold, but two main ones): 1) People spending money they don't have. 2) Someone said that it looked like a recession may come up, so people stopped investing (to prepare for the recession). With no investment occurring, a recession sprung up. That's called a self-fulfilling prophecy.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Let us solve this they way America solved the Great Depression: LET'S GO TO WAR! Do I hear WW3? It will save the economy! TO ARMS, FOLKS!

We're already at war.

Actually, by technical terms we are not. No declaration was ever passed, just extensions of the limits on the executive power. The media uses the term to jazz it up for common folk.

 

[lolmeister]

BRILLIANCE! The key is drugs. We legalise all drugs, sell them in chemists at heavily taxed prices. The governement gets all the money and BAM economy saved. All the people stupid enough to actually take the drugs then die of overdose and we are left with a perfect, rich nation of only the brightest (and poorest, but the kill-squads can deal with them)people on the planet. And then I shall BE YOUR KING. ALL HAIL TO KING MADRAK.

Awesomeness!
This sounds as good a solution as any. I'll roll with it. ALL HAIL KING MADRAK.

 

[Nargleblarg]

When will people learn the economy went bad because of oil, OIL is the key it's basically what the economy runs on you need oil for gas and gas is used just about everywhere in a economy usually for transporting. When we *run out* (note america is not low on oil there are about hundreds of rigs pumping millions of gallons a day) the economy starts to go south.

 

[Red Albatross]

In the end, smoking is more costly to the country than not smoking.
Treatments, sick-leave and palliative medicine are expensive.

On the other side of the coin, if no one were to smoke, more people would live longer and incur just as much in healthcare costs because they're old and feeble. We don't need people to live longer.

 

[spuddyt]

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[Skeleon]

On the other side of the coin, if no one were to smoke, more people would live longer and incur just as much in healthcare costs because they're old and feeble. We don't need people to live longer.

Which is why the German government raised the retirement age from 65 to 67.
Healthy people can work and pay taxes.
Even old, healthy people.
Old =/= feeble.
Old + smokes + is fat like a tub of lard = feeble.

 

[delet]

And this, my friends, is why we legalize pot. It takes place of cigarettes with less health problems and all we gotta do is make sure people can be responsible while using it... Crap. Back to the drawing board...

 

[Red Albatross]

On the other side of the coin, if no one were to smoke, more people would live longer and incur just as much in healthcare costs because they're old and feeble. We don't need people to live longer.

Which is why the German government raised the retirement age from 65 to 67.
Healthy people can work and pay taxes.
Even old, healthy people.
Old =/= feeble.
Old + smokes + is fat like a tub of lard = feeble.

Unfortunately, the pervasive attitude of old people is that they've "paid their dues" and they expect the younger generation to support them out of some kind of gratitude. I'm not saying all of them are like this, but living in South Florida ( America's retirement community ), I see a lot of it. I think longevity research is a horrible idea. :[

 

[-Orgasmatron-]

Actually its because they upgraded pot to a class B drug. All the stockbrokers sobered up and freaked out when they realised they didn't know the hell was going on.

LMAO

That was really, really, funny for some reaosn.

As for the smoking ban, it in no way caused the economic crisi, however it has been a dog shit bullet between the eyes for alot of smalls pubs and working mens clubs.