I think of strange things while driving. The topic for the last couple of days was economic recovery. That is strange, because I am not really an economic expert. <\/p>\n
In our family, Pam takes care of the finances. I usually have a few dollars in my pocket. Like most guys, I’m not a “go out and go shopping” guy. I usually bring my lunch to work. I don’t drink coffee, so I don’t have to make any trips to get overpriced hot beverages. I rarely drink sodas, so don’t even go to the office soda machine. And the office doesn’t have a snack machine. <\/p>\n
So a few dollars in my pocket will last quite a while. In fact, the old joke around here, since Pam handles the finances is that I get to have one check and three deposit slips. When I use up all the deposit slips, I can get another check.<\/p>\n
Anyway, what to do to help the nation’s economy? <\/p>\n
The solution should be one that stimulates small businesses, since they provide a lot of the economic growth in the country. And it should help people of all all economic strata.<\/p>\n
So, I figure that everyone should get $1000 to spend on e-Bay. <\/p>\n
eBay sellers should get free listings. Buyers should not pay any extra charges for an item. No commission for e-payments. <\/p>\n
Sellers will make more products available, increasing the amount of stuff that they resell. Sellers have to buy things from someone, so that increases sales of businesses. <\/p>\n
Buyers get to get something they want, but otherwise wouldn’t have bought. They might even resell things, becoming a seller.<\/p>\n
And eBay? They will win also. New sellers and buyers, new traffic for advertising clicks. And probably increased sales, because buyers will probably spend more than their $1000.<\/p>\n
The $1000 will be limited to buyers in the US. That’s easy to figure out for the majority of surfers; just check their ISP’s location. Yeah, there will be a few non-US hackers that try to get around the limitation. But there will be non-US buyers looking (and buying) things, and they will have to pay the usual eBay premiums.<\/p>\n
And there are a lot of people that don’t have computer access, so some access for those will be needed.<\/p>\n
I like the idea. More people buying more things that others are selling that have been made by more people making things.<\/p>\n
But I’m no economic expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think of strange things while driving. The topic for the last couple of days was economic recovery. That is strange, because I am not really an economic expert. <\/p>\n
In our family, Pam takes care of the finances. I usually have a few dollars in my pocket. Like most guys, I’m not a “go out and go shopping” guy. I usually bring my lunch to work. I don’t drink coffee, so I don’t have to make any trips to get overpriced hot beverages.<\/p>\n