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crimsonblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:13 PM
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Here's a crazy idea: Erase all the global debt
I have a (probably) insane, but workable solution to the global financial crisis. Here it is:

We have a coordinated global erasure of debt. Every nation in the world simply writes the debt off its books, and forgets the debt ever existed. Every bank account in the world, if the balance is less than 0, then erase the account. If the account is over 0, then continue as normal. This may sound crazy, and it is, but it would probably work. In conjunction with this, institute a global price freeze on all products, so that new found inflation does not run rampant. Give the system a year to correct from this, and combined with new regulations, our troubles are over.


Okay, shoot this idea down. It probably sucks.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:15 PM
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1. Can I buy my $14 million mansion first?
lol.
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:23 PM
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2. Just hit the reset button.
Why not? Money doesn't really exist anyway.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:25 PM
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3. And just what do you think the chances are that would happen?
Edited on Tue Feb-17-09 11:30 PM by TahitiNut
Wait. Let's make this more interesting.

Just how many elephants would be impregnated by fleas before that happened?

Would we be overrun by elefleas?


:rofl:


If that's too zany, you could substitute chihuahuas for fleas. Progeny? Chihuaphants. Elehuahuas.

:rofl: :rofl:
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:31 PM
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Lagomorph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:34 PM
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5. You're funny...
Commerce would come to a stop.
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Doctor Cynic Donating Member (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-17-09 11:35 PM
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6. I'll go and max out every credit card right now!
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