Economic Rationalism…for kids

With interest rates hitting 10%, house prices still through the roof and the world stock market in crisis…the need for economic rationalization has arrived. Inflationary pressure has led to a global decline in the erstwhile ‘pocket money’ and through the wisdom of children a new economic model has been created.

Project ‘Wish List Box’ commenced in earnest today with a working party and sub-committee defining the key stakeholders and substantive recipients of the titled project. Following robust debate the mission statement, rules and regulations have been determined (subject to ‘fairy-tale character’ amendment; see sub-clause 21.f “the consensus of the Tooth Fairy, Father Christmas and associated Halloween kinfolk”)

In Summary:

• Financial realization:
  • All monies/assets formerly collected by the interested parties for household duties be ‘frozen’ pending review
  • All assets from, or pertaining to, “porcine containers” be counted, collated and appropriately re-distributed to the ‘Wish List Box”
  • Remuneration scales to be re-drawn in the light of global financial crisis
  • Age-related tasks of the incumbents to be redefined as per sub-clause 32.e – specifically taking into account ‘new or previously withheld’ information pertaining to the recipients ability to perform simple household duties
• Recipients – required actions
  • Define “Wish List’
  • Diagrammatically outline intended repositorium
  • Labour unaided to create working model of repositorium
  • Affirm defined tasks and appropriate remuneration
  • Determine penalty for not completing defined tasks

Today I am very happy to announce that after much debate, deliberation and cogitation the wish list has been derived and the remuneration/penalty packages agreed. With arduous labour having consumed most of the day – a successful outcome has been enjoyed.

Working Party – Watch the decision process VIDEO

The Wish List Box – monies will be deposited in the ‘Wish List Box’ on recipients completion of pre-determined tasks to the satisfaction of the more senior members of the family alliance. At years end the contributions (if sufficient) will activate a ‘wish’ from the ‘wish list’

• To see snow
• Go fishing in Kalbarri (6 hours North of Perth)
• Buy more paint
• Appropriate a pet (name, size, shape, and taxonomic derivation yet to be determined)

Penalty box – (to be renamed “Mummy’s running away fund”). Failure to appropriately complete task-oriented remuneration will result in the re-direction of ‘Wish Box’ contributions to the ‘Running away fund’. At years end these contributions may be redeemed by the named party for a child free excursion

Focus Group – Arduous labour – The VIDEO

Late breaking news:

The Tooth Fairy is now contractually bound to refer all ongoing payments to the ‘Wish List Box’ until further notice – still working on Santa