Paul Strand, Wall Street

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The REAL G-man !

Where the F*&K is Gordon Gecko ????

So this morning I get an earful from the news about how Bear-Stearns gets tag saled for less than 3 clams a share !

So what ! Like G says......" Greed Is Good ", and they got eaten by the bigger badder dudes on the block. Why should Wall Street panic so much ?

What we need, is the media to stop exagerrating,and sensationalizing the devaluation of the dollar., and stop blaming the sub-prime home loan mortgage debauchle as the source.

Mass- hysteria is a sure way to stagnate our economy even more.

Yes, gas is up to almost 4/gal. , the Euro is getting stronger by the hour, my shorts are too tight....wah -wah..wa !

Hey, its been almost double that in Europe for over a decade, and they've coped. We're just spoiled,lazy and getting fat-headed in our attitude.

Its a good time for us to go thru a self-emposed Boot Camp of sorts.

We need to Re-Invent the DOLLAR ! We are a nation of riches . Our citizenship is deep with great minds,innovators .....we've shown time and time again we can perservere.

Its a good time to roll-up our shirtsleeves,put in some long-ass hours and suck it up.

Here's what I'm thinking as a quick, painless solve.

Since we're such a bargain tourist destination these days, why don't we offer a mandatory "Tourist-Tax" at the port of entries, airports, docks,etc .

Its a basic insurance policy that covers a foreigner as they vacation in the USA.

Here's the rub....its a goverment controlled liability policy, not private.

The tax could be as little as 50.00 dollars/week per person.

I'm sure there's millions of other great ideas out there. We just need to start somewhere.