The erosion of common sense

A lot of small businesses fail because the people who start them never should have done so in the first place. My aunt's first husband was a perfect example. He had an ok concept but was so ignorant he ran it into the ground. Let's be honest the man was a ROCK.

 

http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/01/o...p-use-among-mexican-immigrants/#ixzz283B7xOMT

 

Wow. Talk about an out of control agency no longer responsible to the people who pay the bills. Maybe that's part of the problem. Everyone has a vote, whether they pay and/have paid the bills. A bit like giving your child your credit card and turning them loose. The consequences of their spending spree doesn't hurt them, so why should they care how much they spend? I always accepted universal suffrage as an obvious good thing. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe that's the beginning of the end for a society. Perhaps suffrage should be limited to those with an investment in the enterprise.

 

Hey ghrit, a tax you don't have to pay:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/subsidized-cell-phone-program-nearly-doubles-in-oh/nRDqC/

 

Oh...I thought it was just on cell phone bills.

 

Jerry Brown gives illegals driver's licenses:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-bills-20121001,0,4581699.story

 

I'm in that boat as well.

Now, I truly believe you should have to take a test to vote**. If you can't pass, you're not making an informed vote. Legal contracts are full of this concept: unless both parties are "of the same mind..." then the contract isn't binding--essentially, both parties agree and understand the terms.

** An alternative would be to put candidates in a narrative or grid:

Candiate A believes in .........

Candidate B believes in .......