I had a conversation with a friend of mine the other afternoon and we came up with an idea. Well, he came up with it more than I did, but I fully support its brilliance. It goes like this: Living in a downturned economy where more people slobber in front of the television at Lady Gaga (men pretending she's hot, women pretending she's some sort of post-Madonna messiah) than go to the library or book store or art gallery, wouldn't it be great if we, as a nation, supported the government subsidization of cable television for poor folks. Yes, I am one of those poor folks, but I still have good reason.
In the technological age, economic slumps seem always to be remedied (at the behest of politicians who "know best") by everyone going out and getting some old-fashioned American shopping done. If this is in fact true, wouldn't it be wise for the government to get cable to as many people as possible so to let the hypnotic flash of commercials wash over citizens in bulk? I'm not talking HBO and Showtime here. Just the regular old 90+ channels. Although, HBO would be nice. I have quite the shameless addiction to Entourage.
Think about the number of folks out there going without cable that could be watching a highly attractive and convincing ad right now for a beefy 5-layer burrito at Taco Bell. Boom! Instant economic stimulus.
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