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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

$425 is what I got too... Math with all those zeros....

At  9/25/2008 05:26 AM,Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

> I'm fairly math-challenged, but I came up with $425 per adult.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
> Jeanne Driese wrote:
> > What an idea thought this list could have fun with this,  of 
> course the money is not there it begin with,
> > but what an idea.................
> > Jeanne
> > tnhillwoman
> > North East TN zone 6
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> > Dear Friends ... nope, don't have a 'source' ... nope, didn't 
> check the math ... yep, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.  What do you think 
> ???  We're talking more than $85 Billion, are we not ???
> >
> > "I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.
> > Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a 
> "We Deserve It Dividend".
> >     To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 
> bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.  Our population is about 301,000,000 
> +/- counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a 
> fair stab at adults 18 and up... So divide 200 million adults 18+ 
> into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.
> >     My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a "We 
> Deserve It Dividend".  Of course, it would NOT be tax free. So 
> let's assume a tax rate of 30%.  Every individual 18+ has to pay 
> $127,500.00 in taxes. That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to 
> Uncle Sam.  But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in 
> their pocket. A husband and wife has $595,000.00.