Fixing America, One Problem At A Time
I was talking to a friend the other day about the future of our country. I mentioned that I was worried about what would happen to our deficits, and then our currency, once all of the baby boomers were in retirement homes on the taxpayer’s dime. She mentioned that in Japan this would never be a problem because apparently their society values the elderly and taking care of them is considered an honor. I realized she had hit on the perfect solution.
Let’s ship our senior citizens to Japan. Hear me out.
For one, the seniors will love it. They’ll get to go on nice two-week Pacific cruise, at the end of which they’ll be at a place where they can eat most of the food without bothering to put their dentures in. And we’ll just tell them they’re in Florida. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Disney World, but let’s just say the demographics in Orlando and Okinawa aren’t far apart. Build one giant golf ball and nobody will be the wiser.
The Japanese will win too. Americans are bastions of productivity and get far more done in a work day, even in retirement, than the Japanese. They must anyway, because why else would our auto workers get paid three times as much? Also both groups, if you believe the stereotypes, are equally skilled at driving.
You’re welcome America. And Japan.
December 1, 2009 at 7:05 am
I think the auto-workers are paid 3x as much because unions are good at negotiating for high salaries, and unlike the Japanese we don’t have as advanced robots building our cars.
December 1, 2009 at 3:46 pm
It was a joke, but thanks.