An Idea for Obama

In the current environment, where we're apparently in an ever-quickening lurch toward socialism, I read this article ("China Slashed Interest Rates as Panic Spreads") and it gave me an idea. It seems that the we are doing many of the same things the communist Chinese are to "bailout," "stimulate" and get their ecomomy rolling again. Except one thing.

They've banned companies from firing people without permission from the government.

Duh. Why didn't Obama think of this already? It's genius. I listen to CNBC every morning and all I hear is these nerdy little guys running around all panicked about what the next unemployment report will be. Here, the Chinese have already come up with a solution! Wake up, America! All we need to do is ban corporate layoffs, have the government hire everybody else to do Obama's "infrastructure projects" or pick up trash on the side of the road and we'll have full-employment! Crisis solved, CEOs get their $100 million bonuses and the government would have enough money to buy everyone an iPod for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. You are welcome.