This, My President, Will Help Our Economy

Okay, I just emailed our president. About a week ago, I heard him appeal to anyone who had any ideas for saving the economy, to tell him. Today, going to work, I heard on KSL an ad saying we can offer suggestions to our government at USA.gov.

So, I'll try this, 'cause I most certainly do have an idea for eradicating unemployment.

M'letter to m'president:

My President:

Giving jobs to everyone, obviously, would solve our economic woes, or most of them.
Is such a suggestion quick to be tossed out because it would mean socialism?

It need not be so, Mr. President. Government need not take the lead in giving everyone a job. America's traditional way of answering a recession is to dig money out of Uncle Sam's pocket, which means taking money from somebody who already is so far in debt we fear he may never get out.

It makes much more sense to ask the money of those who have it.

That would be our rich, it would, even our millionaires and billionaires. Only, let's not approach them as enemies. Let's not tax them further. They are friendly toward us, toward their country. Let's approach them as friends and appeal to their giving side. Some of our strongest patriots, and most caring people, are among our rich.

President, this is largely an untapped market in the battle to correct our economy. It is not that charitable giving does not exist. It is huge, with more than $300 billion given in 2008.

But, when these people think of giving, they almost never consider giving for the creation of a company just to provide jobs.

It just hasn't been placed in their mindset. But it should be.

Among our rich are patriots, and caring, neighbor-loving souls. Many are very concerned about our economy and would be quick to step in and step up. Surely they will help if someone just gives them this idea.
But more than this, they are our experts in job creation, anyway. I just saw a news story saying entrepreneurs are more likely to give to charitable causes than most people.

Why ever would we not use our experts in job creation to create jobs if it is jobs we need? Why ever would we not use those with money to stimulate our economy if money is needed to stimulate our economy?

If a large appeal is made, I see no reason that if $300 billion in charitable giving came in 2008, then a like amount might be gathered for the great cause of employment and saving our economy in 2011. Maybe more. Stack that up against the money from the stimulus bills and tell me this won't make a difference.

There isn't much reason we cannot have 100 percent employment of those willing and able to work. Let free enterprise rescue us. This is the American way of solving our economic mess.