>Hi Jim,
>
>America (the government) supplies unbelievable "assistance" too and virtually all of that comes with a price tag. Many view U.S. "aid" as akin to the "help" offered by the World Bank and the IMF.
>
>I like tracy's idea! Just think some other "resolutions" should be added to her list:
>
>1. Make americans citizens do the durty work 3rd world people are doing instead of them;

No one is making anyone in the 3rd world do anything. You don't want our aid? Don't accept it.

>2. Bring back all poisoning industries americans don't want in their country

You don't want the industries? Don't accept them.

>3. Start getting from their own soil all the goods they don't want to extract and/or produce

Such as?

>4. Start burnning the bilions of dollar$ they get interest from other countries, and think what to do with all running money fund$;

You don't want to pay interest? Don't borrow the money. Simple as that.

>5. Start smashing all goods they export - from Mc Donnalds to Boing jets (there will be no market outside the US for them)

You don't like McDonalds? Don't eat there. Simple as that. You don't want Boeing jets? Get them from Airbus. No one is making you buy anything.

>6. Start learning how to make fine wines and other fantastic goods they currently import from Europe

I acutally prefer wines from Australia, but I would be perfectly happy with California wines.

>7. Start a war inside the US to keep the weapons industry running, and the level of employment high

Employment has been high in peace time, as well as war.

>8. Find jobs for all military (currently outside US) and to all folks that got unenployed by resolution #7 above

Not a problem.

>9. Build a dome around Hawaii and a tunnel to Alaska ...and Israel;

But that would block out the sunshine :-).

>10. Reinvent supply & demand law (perhaps Newton's gravity law too <vbg>);

While you are at it, why don't you teach my fish not to swim.

>11. Let other live and let them die in peace <s>

Apparently not the motto of Al-Queda. Or Saddam Hussein.