Raise Cash, America!

I was thinking that it isn't entirely fair that we as Americans are laying the blame for our economic woes at the feet of our President and our Congress, so I thought I would mention that we could fix all of this if we would do our job and start making more money, increase our GDP and start paying more taxes like good little Americans. Here's a few ideas:

1. Create an open market on human organs. Yes, that's right, we need to create a market that trades in human organs. Think about it, primary markets, secondary markets, futures, over/ unders speculation funds, bonds, equities... I could hear the brokers now- raking in the cashola as they sell their latest product. "Sir, we feel your portfilio is weak on HO (human organ) funds... everyone's doing it rght now, c'mon, have some guts here. This is a great opportunity, I'd bet my eyes on it, and with our low introductory rates, it won't cost you an arm and a leg"

2. Create a market on stuff we already use, but aren't charging for it. Stuff like atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen- I mean, people are using it every day, and we're just giving the stuff away! 

3. Start selling stuff that we produce and aren't using. I mean, what are we doing with all the dead skin cells we slough off every day? When's the last time you sold your unused toe nail clippings or belly button lint? I mean, come on! People pay money for hair clippings- why not eyelashes or toe fuzz?

4. Legalize and tax something that is currently illegal. Wikipedia has international drug trade at 1% of the total global GDP... We wouldn't have to legalize all of them at once, just a couple at a time over a 10-20 year span would open up millions in taxable revenue. I mean with tobacco sales declining every year, we gotta replace that addictive substance with something else...

I guess the last option would be that a few of us could turn off our computers for a little while and start reviving good old- fashioned American hard work and ingenuity- but that would mean opening a few steel mills, fabrication shops, factories and production plants... but then again, someone might get carpal tunnel or some other repetitive stress injury, we might create more pollution, or someone might have to make less than $35/ hour, we might have to re-think the way we do collective bargaining... naah- anyone wanna buy HO kidney futures for next season's harvest?

Getting anxious

A year ago, I read Getting things Done by David Allen, and The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. Despite the fact that we've had a few drastic changes in the economy since then, I've still been trying to implement the strategies I discovered in these two books.
We've launched a new company, and we're getting ready to go to market with a product in a couple months. It hasn't been easy, and some people think we're crazy for doing this "now- in this economy?"
The truth is that this is the best time to be doing what we're doing. In a better economy bigger companies would squash us, but now they're willing to collaborate and share ideas.
We have a good concept, we're going to help people save money, and we have a good team. The problem for me is that the closer we get to completion of the project- the more I want everything NOW!!! I literally remember how it felt to be 5 yrs old stamping my feet and making unreasonable demands.
Like Queen says, I want it all- and I want it now.
I guess that Easter weekend is a good time for me to reflect, think about what it means to be patient, to make sacrifices, and to trust that it's all going to work out- and deep down inside, I know that it will.