Converting to the Metric System

Add this as a job possibility to the program I proposed for employing the involuntarily-unemployed:

Metric unit converter.  A person working this job would seek out all mention of the imperial units of measure and convert them to metric units.  For a certain number of years the old units would remain in parenthesis for reference but then we can do a second pass and remove all mention of imperial units in current products and services.

Add this as a potential revenue source for the government:

Imperial units of measure tax.  All products and services using imperial units should be subject to an additional tax in order to discourage their use and facilitate full adoption of the metric system.