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The confidence  that congress seems to have in itself in solving the problems of the American people borders on the paranormal.  They continually pass laws to try and adjust the behavior of society instead of passing laws based on the behaviors themselves.  Instead of harnessing America in order to produce, they harness America in order to punish.  It never works.

Examples abound of governments attempt at curbing behavior under the guise of the collective good.  Prohibition comes to mind as the beginning of the folly.  So many law enforcement resources were wasted during this time, its no wonder communist infiltrators were infesting the factory floors of this country, promoting revolution and treason.  As a Catholic, I'm proud to report that nowhere in the Bible does it say not to take a drink.  And while we Papists may have some crazy beliefs, they don't extend to telling someone they can't have a beer after work...or after mass.  When the Federal government becomes more paternal than the Catholic church, you know you've got big problems.

1933 was an interesting year.  Roosevelt and his minions decided Americans should not be allowed to own gold.  They actually believed they could float the American dollar by not allowing Americans to amass gold reserves in difficult economic times.  Boy, that sure worked out well, huh?  It would be forty-one years before Americans were again allowed to own bullion valued at more than a hundred dollars.  And we wonder how deficit spending ever began.

About ten years ago, our brilliant federal government, in accordance with many states attorney generals reached a settlement with the evil tobacco companies.  The proceeds of this settlement was suppose to fund an array of pansy patch social programs that were suppose to make our lives,oh just so much better.  The problem was people began to smoke less.  How is this a problem, you ask?  Well, its not, unless your the federal government that just lost its newest cash cow.  Less smokers means less money for the government, and in the eyes of a socialist this is much more dangerous than lung cancer.  This is what happens when lawyers are put in charge of dollar bills.

The automobile has now replaced the cigarette as a product that the American people just can't be trusted with.  For years we've been brainwashed into believing we just drive too much.  How many times had we been lectured about how much more Europeans pay for gas.  We need to conserve.  We need to ride horses.( wait, strike that, I forgot they warm the planet when they fart)  We need to add a fifty cent gas tax.  And so on...and so on.

Then, fate struck.  Gas went to $4.00 a gallon.  Oh happy day.  This is what socialists had been waiting for.  People driving less, conserving,  realizing that mother earth loves them with all her heart, saving polar bears, the whole nine yards.  Could it get any better?  What?  Tragedy rears its ugly head.  That can't be right...people driving less means less means less money for the highway fund.  But I thought the highway fund was a bunch of bullshit like the Social Security trust fund.  You mean we have even less money to waste?  Is it too late to change my vote on domestic drilling?

Such is the neurosis of the socialist mind.