The Birk Economic Recovery Plan- bad math warning

This email has been going around. I don't know of an official webpage or its original source. Google turns up many copies.

"The Birk Economic Recovery Plan" basically says that $85 billion given to AIG equals $425,000 for each U.S. adult (assuming 200 million adults). The email includes much discourse on what Americans could do with this cash instead of using it for corporate welfare.

Of course, the math is wrong. $85 billion divided by 200 million is $425 per person, not $425k.

But take this general idea and assume the bailouts reach $700 billion to $1 trillion. Then the per person amount is $3500 to $5000. Is it interesting at this level?

Would it be more interesting if the amount given each adult American forced you to pay off debt first prior to making other spending choices?