Two terms! You will have to be a well-behaved VP for 8 years and guarantee at least 70% of the Black vote on
the second term. Also, keep Jackson on a short leash.
The center piece of my program is a government guaranteed credit for every citizen at birth equal to 25 times
the minimum wage or at $25 million (immigrants at time of arrival) in return for a pledge not to drop out of
the economy before age 55. It is called: "Front End Social Security (FESS).
FESS will launch a demand-side economy that will be fueled by creative creation.
With Doug at the Fed, a monetary regime to enhance the dollar's purchasing power based on demand-driven
productivity will be national policy. The will be no business cycles as long as population growth is
maintained at above 1%.
Positive consumption is rewarded. For example, libraries will pay you to take out books. Retired persons
are given "kindness coupons" that they can give to helpers which can be redeemed at banks for cash.
GDP growth will be maintained by technological automation.
All tedious work will be eliminated. For example, house work will be made easy with the introduction of
self-cleaning bathrooms that operates like a large dishwasher, cleaned with one push of the button.
Society will admire intellectual/spiritual producers over the current material/financial producers. Personal
worth is measured by the quality of one's consumption habits. Spending on others will be considered more
satisfying than spending on oneself.
If you are into Psychic Power, you can head the National Commission on Psychic Power, which will replace the
CIA. The Prez will take back IT and Space.
>From now on, no independent posting without first being approved by my Press Sec, (did some one nominate
Max?)
We will keep DeLong in a neo-liberal think tank as a warning to voters that things can get worse if they
don't support us.
Henry
Charles Brown wrote:
> Henry,
>
> After your term, I'm running on a platform of All Psychic Power to the People and Live Long and Prosper .
>
> Charles
>
> >>> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> 03/13/99 06:40PM >>>
> Henry C.K. Liu wrote:
>
> >Hey Doug, interested in being the Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
> >in my White House?
>
> No, I want to chair the Fed. Yoshie could run the CEA.
>
> Doug