Never underestimate the power of the public's stupidity.

Recently there was a drive to ban a certain chemical - it had found it's way into our tears even. When the chemical name was changed to what it really was -- people were signing a petition to ban water.

A legislator in (I think) Ohio at one time wanted to pass a law rounding pi to 3.14. Another wanted to pass a law to increase education spending so all children would "be above average" in test scores (freaking duh, just freaking duh).

You can fool all of the people some of the time - and make them look like morons as you do it. Bernie Madoff did quite well, just didn't know when it was time to cut and run.

What is frightening is, these people passing laws think they are doing good things.

I sometimes wonder if legislative bodies - where ever they might be - feel like those who elected them will only feel a good job is being done if the body is actively passing new laws ... so they keep searching for new laws to pass - whether they're needed or not.

Actually the people in NYC are on average healthier than many other places. In part because they can walk to most places they need to go and public transport get them to within walking distance of everything else.

While many people in the rest of the country drive their car to pick up the mail at the end of the driveway most people in NYC live quite well without a car.