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let's check that math...the U.S. has roughly 300,000,000 million people with 25% being under 18 so -75,000,000 and another 12.5% being over 65 so-37,500,000 which leaves us with a work force age population of around 188,000,000 folks left. Now there's where i can't find the numbers for those on welfare, and disability that would not pay taxes...for the sake of argument let's round our tax base (wage earners actually paying taxes) to 165,000,000 folks (give or take for the numbers i'm unsure of...let's try the math...$700,000,000,000 billion recovery bill divided by number of folks in the tax base 165,000,000 =$4242 ...that's assuming we all pay the same thing, which we don't and won't, the rich will pay more, the middle class will bear a great deal of the burden, and so forth...i've got so much extra i think i'll just write them a check to cover my part now anybody else want me to cover your part?...oh yeah, ya'll are probably doing so well too so you don't mind or need help...but the alternative in the given scenario was worse than non-action...the whole thing kind of reminds me of an accountant i had to fire one time...well good luck everyone, we're gonna need it...mj