Like anyone else in the world who reads a newspaper, I could not help but notice the US budget with the many placeholders for pet political projects.

My message to President Obama: Implement metric. Think about it. The US will be spending all kinds of money on bridges, pet projects and other stimuli, so why not metric? If the US government were to impose a quick conversion to metric, it would have a huge economic impact, businesses and government agencies around the country began working on the project. A few impacts:

• Computers systems would need to be prepared, replaced or revamped. Think Y2K – which had a WW cost estimated at $300B.
• Across the country, signs would need to be changed from miles to KM.
• School books would need to be reprinted, education programs would need to be updated.
• Every piece of product packaging that included weight or volume would need updating.

The impact would be huge. President Obama, think about it. You know where you can reach me if you need more ideas ….