My Solution to the American Gross National Debt

The United States government currently has a gross national debt of nine trillion dollars! This is way too much debt and we need to do something about it. Fast. That is why I am offering my financial advice through this article to the United States government. We need to think outside the box and get creative! Lets implement these ideas now to solve our gross national debt problems of the United States government.

Currently the government is passing by on a huge opportunity to get paid to advertise for large American companies. Just imagine for a moment that you are watching the news. You see a tank rolling down a dirt road and on the side it says Walmart. As the tank turns, you can see a big smiley face and the words, "We're rolling back prices!" If you were the CEO of Walmart, how much would you pay? Probably a lot. It would make the American public want to rush in to Walmart for some flavored water and tube socks right away.

Our soldiers could be like Nascar drivers. What American company would not want the soldiers representing them? This would be a huge moneymaker. The uniforms could have patches of Sears, Nextel, Winston, Garnier and more. We are capitalist, why don't we start acting like it? Selling advertisements is good for our country and it will get us out of debt. Next time the President of the United States is giving a speech, he could oh so casually place a can of Coke up on the podium. In the middle of the press conference, he could sip some Coke and mutter, "Aaah refreshing". Coca-Cola would love that, and would pay a lot of money for that endorsement.

What about government publications and voter ID cards? Another opportunity we are missing. Any American company would be thrilled to have their advertising and coupons on these. They are sent to millions of Americans everyday! In addition, when you are asked to fill out the census form they should be handing out free samples and coupons. This would be a win-win situation for everyone concerned.

The United States government could also start selling on E-bay. Imagine seeing an auction for a chair the United States President has sat in. Bids would be coming in like crazy. You could easily get the President to sit in twenty chairs a week and then sell them for 20 times the normal value! Why not sell junk from the White House that you were thinking about throwing away anyway? When the Iraqis knocked over the statue of Saddam Hussein, we should have kept all the pieces. These would sell very well on E-bay. We could sell the personal belongings of Al-Qaeda members and so much more. I truly believe I could wipe out that 9 trillion gross national debt within a year if given the chance.