{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/25473.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":25473,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"The Patriotic Retirement Plan:","background":null,"additional_details":"Dear Mr. Osbourne,\r\n\r\nPlease find below a suggestion for fixing the UK 's economy.\r\n\r\nInstead of giving billions of pounds to banks, use the following plan.\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are about 10 million people over 50 in the work force.\r\n\r\nPay them £1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:\r\n\r\n1) They MUST retire.\r\nTen million job openings - unemployment fixed\r\n\r\n2) They MUST buy a new British car.\r\nTen million cars ordered - Car Industry fixed\r\n\r\n3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage -\r\nHousing Crisis fixed\r\n\r\n4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university -\r\nCrime rate fixed\r\n\r\n5) They MUST buy £100 WORTH of alcohol/fuel every week .....\r\n\r\nThere's your money back in duty/tax etc.\r\n\r\nIt can't get any easier than that!","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":4,"created_at":"2011-12-09T18:14:35.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:43.055Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-12-12T08:07:44.000Z","closed_at":"2012-12-12T08:07:44.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-12-09T18:14:35.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}