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A Hypothetical "What If" Scenario
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microAmp
Diamond Member
Yup, Brewster's Millions, looked for it earlier, don't know why I was thinking it was Eddie Murphy (doh), Richard Pryor.
Gunslinger08
Lifer
Anyone know the total value of the US stock market?
Spend, spend, spend, on everything I could think of, then take a buttload of sleeping pills 49 years and 364 days from now.
KT
KT
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Move it into an offshore account and buy some island in some obscure location where they'll never find me.
JTsyo
Lifer
Buy out communities wholesale, in bad areas. Fix them up and just rent out the homes. Once a whole area is bought out it should increase the property values quite a bit. Selling them off between now and 50 years should give you multiple times the investment. It would also help out these areas. Putting strict clauses in the rental contract should ensure that you can kick out troublemakers. Though with a few trillion to spend on it, there's no way you could personally manage it.
Also loaning out the money will help simulate the economy and it's a lot easier to make money in a booming economy than in a recession. Might be worth buying out GM's infrastructure and starting a decent car company. Don't need their brands or UAW but hire many of the engineers and other designers. I would imagine mostly the same people that were working the floors would work in the factories but need to make sure to treat them fair so they don't feel a need for an union.
What I would really want to spend the money on would be some kind of space program. While 10 trillion would push a lot of research and such, I doubt 50 years would be enough time to turn out anything practical and make a profit.
Also loaning out the money will help simulate the economy and it's a lot easier to make money in a booming economy than in a recession. Might be worth buying out GM's infrastructure and starting a decent car company. Don't need their brands or UAW but hire many of the engineers and other designers. I would imagine mostly the same people that were working the floors would work in the factories but need to make sure to treat them fair so they don't feel a need for an union.
What I would really want to spend the money on would be some kind of space program. While 10 trillion would push a lot of research and such, I doubt 50 years would be enough time to turn out anything practical and make a profit.
dainthomas
Lifer
I would buy the entire south island of New Zealand. I would have a half dozen carrier groups encircle the island to defend against foreign invaders, but they would have to stay at least 15 miles offshore so as not to ruin the vibe. I would then have myself crowned King Ar-dainthomas, and would then have every city razed to eliminate any remnant of modern society. Then an exact copy of Minas Tirith would be constructed as my capital, complete with fully functional trebuchets for backup defense. My summer palaces would of course be at Rivendell and Lothlorien where my harems would reside.
funboy6942
Lifer
I have a plan to fix the economy. The government buys all the lower middle class and poor a home, paid for 100%. That would mean all the lower and middle class will have anywhere from $300-$1500 to put back into the economy that they were using on rent and mortgage, to use in buying more crap each month they dont need, a new car they can now afford, which will bail out the car industry, they will get rid of the old, smoke puking beaters as well so or environment will improve with less older cars on the road. Banks will be bailed out for there dead beats will have loans paid off thanks in part of the government bailing out those class of people who are the main reason this world moves.
It would be a win win all around, people will have money to spend, a roof over their heads they can call their own and feel a sigh of relief knowing that its one HUGE bill they dont have to worry about no more each month where they will get the money, especially when gas prices go way the hell up. That new found money will get pumped back in to make more jobs, or the ability to keep more jobs and companies open, due to having that money brought back in.
This would work, and would brink a kinda faith back into the government as well to boot. Anyone who meets the criteria can buy the home they are in renting, or making payments on, or can get a voucher so they can pack up and more to a different area to be close to work, or family, or a place they always wanted to move to.
If they just gave the money to them, that would be a HUGE mistake, for then they wouldnt use it to buy their home, but just go waste it, or a very good portion would waste it, and some smart people, like me who got a workers comp settlement and bought and paid for his home to lessen the monthly output and not have to worry, would buy their house and get all that money back every month for years in their pockets from having no mortgage or rent to pay which can be used to buy food, clothing, or pay off other bills.
But I think my idea is a sound one, people would have money for trips to keep the wealthy who own places that they make their living off tourism, will most likely become more rich with more people able to take their family out and away from the house on a vacation. There is just a heap of good that this could bring to everyone of every class, and every company and company owner if they were to bail out those two classes out of paying rent or a mortgage for the rest of their life. Should their lives improve and decided to move, they cant sell their home, but give it to the next person in line, and thats how it would happen if people should have to move while still in that class, they can just pack up and move into another house, free of charge, as that person moves out for what ever reason and does the same. If your able to get yourself out of that hole into a upper middle class or better income, it would be time for you to move on out and up, given a 2 year grace period to allow you to find another home to buy, and put some oh shit money away so you never have to go back.
It would be a win win all around, people will have money to spend, a roof over their heads they can call their own and feel a sigh of relief knowing that its one HUGE bill they dont have to worry about no more each month where they will get the money, especially when gas prices go way the hell up. That new found money will get pumped back in to make more jobs, or the ability to keep more jobs and companies open, due to having that money brought back in.
This would work, and would brink a kinda faith back into the government as well to boot. Anyone who meets the criteria can buy the home they are in renting, or making payments on, or can get a voucher so they can pack up and more to a different area to be close to work, or family, or a place they always wanted to move to.
If they just gave the money to them, that would be a HUGE mistake, for then they wouldnt use it to buy their home, but just go waste it, or a very good portion would waste it, and some smart people, like me who got a workers comp settlement and bought and paid for his home to lessen the monthly output and not have to worry, would buy their house and get all that money back every month for years in their pockets from having no mortgage or rent to pay which can be used to buy food, clothing, or pay off other bills.
But I think my idea is a sound one, people would have money for trips to keep the wealthy who own places that they make their living off tourism, will most likely become more rich with more people able to take their family out and away from the house on a vacation. There is just a heap of good that this could bring to everyone of every class, and every company and company owner if they were to bail out those two classes out of paying rent or a mortgage for the rest of their life. Should their lives improve and decided to move, they cant sell their home, but give it to the next person in line, and thats how it would happen if people should have to move while still in that class, they can just pack up and move into another house, free of charge, as that person moves out for what ever reason and does the same. If your able to get yourself out of that hole into a upper middle class or better income, it would be time for you to move on out and up, given a 2 year grace period to allow you to find another home to buy, and put some oh shit money away so you never have to go back.
SMOGZINN
Lifer
Corner every market at once, then once I have complete control of all economic assets on the planet I would disband all the worlds governments and create a new world order based on better ideals then we now follow. 10 trillion should just about be enough money to do that. That is how ridiculous these bail outs are.
lol I remember that movie as a kid and thinking "wtf it's easy as hell to spend that kind of money". But the hitch was that he could not actually own anything after spending millions of dollars. Honestly though, spending 10 million would be pretty easy to do in just exorbitant services. 10 trillion is a number that people cannot even fathom.
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