Dollars for Idiocy

This crazy world and the "nanny-state" attitude of governing authorities is more than a little disturbing.  The very same people who scream at the top of their lungs that their are too many people in the world are legislating confusion.  Some of the legislation appears to be designed to slow the growth of population -- such as the very liberal attitudes toward abortion.  At the same time, other legislation appears designed to protect people from their own stupidity.  Perhaps the best solution is the Darwinian approach to let nature take its course where only the most fit will survive.

The current controversy over glyphosphate (think Roundup) is one of those things that is a mixed bag.  There is concern among some that it might be a carcinogen.  Well, news flash, almost anything is carcinogenic to certain people under certain conditions.  Some simply have a genetic disposition to being susceptible to develop cancer.  Doing away with glyphosphate as a weed control will change farming practises back to a less efficient time when it was difficult to produce the yields we do today.  With a population approaching 7.7 billion people on this planet, reducing crop yields seems a more likely way to cause deaths than the few who may contract cancer and die due to use of the chemical.  So, legislation is presented that causes deaths by supposedly preventing deaths.  Go figure.

I suppose one explanation would be that our legislators and therefore many of our laws are controlled by the insurance companies.  Think about it.  Death by cancer is a burden on the insurance companies.  Death by starvation in an underdeveloped country doesn't affect them.  Maybe it's simply about the money.

Think about the television commercials that are memorable.  Chances are there are at least 3 if not 4 or 5 of them that are insurance commercials.  What does that say?  It tells us there's a lot of money in insurance.

Robo Greed and Government

I'm sick and tired of robo-calls;
They happen every day.
Sometimes I get two or, more
With the same thing to say.

We have our government to blame
For what these people do.
I'll bet that our Congressmen
Don't deal with these calls too.

If it's about a warranty
Upon an automobile
You can thank your state government
Who sold the list, for real!

And if it is for health insurance
Just thank ObamaCare
That made open enrollment
At the same time of each year.

Political calls are predictable
As election time comes near
When candidates across the land
Seek to bend your ear

So they can hold the offices
That should serve constituent need
But, instead are all about
Fulfilling their own greed

Just like the calls that never end
Of which I now complain
As they seek to take my money
While driving me insane.