You could say it came to me in a dream. Because I woke up with this brilliant thought in my head. And before I could turn over and go back to sleep it formed into a brilliant strategy. And then I couldn’t go back to sleep and take even the slightest chance of forgetting it. Plus, this tiny voice kept whispering in my ear, “Tell the world. The answer is equal pay.” Why didn’t somebody already think of this?
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Why didn’t I think of this on my own? Equal pay can save the day.
And you’re probably thinking, “Oh brother. Tony’s completely off his rocker now.”
And maybe yesterday I’d agree with you. But when a vision wakes you up out of a sound sleep, you gotta go with it.
So, here’s the plan. And its brilliance lies in its simplicity.
First, the President, Congress, and U.S. supreme court assign the treasury department with the task of printing brand new money. And (you’re gonna love this) it’s not just some pie-in-the-sky amount either. No. I’m talking about printing enough so that every American receives $250000 each year on January 1.
And then government sets a permanent (and flat) 50% tax rate in place. And it’s taken, up front, which reduces all that confusing paperwork and eliminates the need for any “revenue service” department. That way government has all the money it requires to provide for “a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”
Plus…every citizen will know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they’ll get a million dollars every ten years of their lives.
And that knowledge, alone, will ensure domestic tranquility. Because like Cyndi Lauper so wisely sang (way ahead of her time) back in the 80’s…money changes everything.
And equal money changes everything equally.
So, right about now I imagine you’re already concocting and devising ways to draft me into public service. But you should know this. If nominated, I will not run. And if elected, I will not serve.
Because I would never tolerate the distractions of public office taking time away from my Vision for America.
That being said…
I’m lookin’ forward to my pay day,
My wake up happy and make hay day,
When peace and joy is here to stay day.
Let’s share the dream of equal pay day.
Stay tuned,
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