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Dear Secretary Paulson.
I suggest that to improve the economy, adults and children should send "Dear Secretary Paulson" instead of "Dear Santa" letters. You could then allot funds for the gifts, and the hiring of shoppers, gift wrappers and deliverers. Requests for automobiles should only be honored if they are for GM, Ford, or Chrysler models.
Thus, a disastrous decrease in consumer spending for Christmas would be averted, and unemployment decreased. Even after Christmas, this boom could be continued by the hiring of personnel to handle returns and exchanges. And, if next year the economy still needs a boost, the same policy could be applied to Valentines Day, Easter, Mothers Day and Fathers Day. But, hurry Mr. Paulson, after Thanksgiving there are only 26 shopping days until Christmas.
Sincerely,
Al Kaufman
