But the Left long ago realized how gullible the public is, especially when it comes to fear-mongering. And so they have been able to dress up their various tax SCHEMES in sentiments like "it's for the children" and "we have to stop global warming, now!"
They also have to stop obesity by taxing fast food and high-calorie stuff. Oh, and your SUVs.
The REAL shame is that all these people aren't out on their ears for trying this. But since the Founders' warning to the American citizenry, about the vital need for an educated public, has gone unheeded, this is what we get.
Maybe this has been going on for a long time and I was just naive, but I am saddened by all the junk 'advocacy science' that's out there now. From the feminists with their "every woman is murdered to death every minute" studies, to the guy who wrote a book to prove that no one in frontier America owned a gun, to these yo-yo's with their computer models of impending doom... it seems like legislators are at the mercy of highly-credentialed BS-artists who dress themselves up as scientists to deliver their personal political agendas. Will no one tell truth anymore? |