Got a big idea? It could be worth $10 million

Google is looking for someone with the next big idea that could change the world.  They are offering up $10 million in prize money to the people who can demonstrate how their great idea can change the world.  The contest rules and entry form are located here.

Personally, I’ve got lots of big ideas; world changing ideas though, perhaps not so many (possibly 1 or 2).

At this point, I would be happy if the FBI would step up their investigation efforts against the companies like Fannie Mae, Lehman Brothers and AIG who are getting set to take U.S. taxpayers for a $700 billion ride. 

It is not enough that we are borrowing an endless supply of cash from foreign governments like China and Japan to finance our ongoing occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, now our government wants us to bail out the same companies who were absurd enough to agree to pay their incompetent CEOs multi-million dollar salaries.

Here’s an idea that might not change the world, but could go a long way toward solving the financial crisis in the United States:

Since we can all agree that either McCain or Obama will inevitable assume executive responsibility for addressing this country’s financial situation, why not pull them both off the campaign trail and force them to work together to come up with a plan to salvage what is left of our economy and re-establish some sense of stability.  Ultimately, they would need to come up with something together that both parties can agree on.  Meanwhile, their vice presidential running mates can make themselves useful by serving as each respective candidates’ press secretary by providing the American public with daily status updates on their progress and current estimates for when our budget will be balanced and how much tax money their combined plan is going to save us.

The winning Presidential candidate in November’s general election assumes responsibility for executing this new financial stability plan. 

If the plan fails, we all suffer, but at least we will be able to stop focusing on our incumbent President’s shortcomings and immediately begin taking steps toward the positive changes that we are being promised from both candidates.