OP-ED: Let America Have It
by The Special Man

There’s a lot of talk about economic stimulation these days.

Some experts like to talk about a middle-class tax cut. Some politicians cite so-called “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects. And still others like Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu support Biotech. Whatever that nonsense is.

All these proposals are well and good, but in troubled times like these we need a time-tested stimulus package that I know can get this economy going: letting ‘em have it.

You see my friends, I know what it means to let’ em have it. And I’ve seen the kind stimulus it really can provide. Allow me to give you just one example:

One time, a woman walked into my store. She was on Social Security and Welfare, just declared bankruptcy, and had only fifty dollars to her name.

When I told her that she could have a brand-new bedroom set, she jumped up and down and clapped her hands vigorously.

Talk about stimulation!

I’ve seen this same scene play out day after day for decades now. I’ve seen it work in New Orleans. And now I’d like to see it work all across this great land of ours.

We shouldn’t invest not in tax cuts, schools, or roads. We need to let people have the living room and bedroom sets of their dreams.

Because when we let’ em have it, we don’t just let’ em have money, a job, or a new bedroom set. We let ‘em have something far more valuable.

We let ‘em have hope. And isn’t that what America is all about?

So if you’ve got nothing but the fifty dollars, we can let you have hope.

With no problem.

The Special Man is a successful businessman and multimedia personality. He welcomes your views on his Facebook page. Just search for: “The Special Man.”

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