Mini Rants, vol. 2

Wow, is there any better idea than a pretty blonde woman taking a vacation to Aruba?  Of course!  Break up with your boyfriend, go with a man you met online, and let him take out $1.5 million in travel insurance first.  What could possibly go wrong?  


2,200.  That's the estimated number of civilians slaughtered by the Syrian military. . . so far.  Just a few hundred more were killed in the 9/11 attacks, and we went to war in 3 countries over that.  Why in the heck aren't we helping defend them?


The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and... well, that's it. Mr. Buffett, really rich guy, admitted he believes that the really rich underpay their fair share of taxes.  Harvey Golub, former CEO of American Express, (another really rich guy), said Hey, be fair, ya gotta tax everyone else more, too, and the government should have to prove it needs my money first, and anyway I earned it, so it's mine!  


With gas prices sky high, people are trying to save money and drive less.  To help them with that, some state governments are working on raising gas taxes.  States claim they can't take care of the roads we're not driving on because gasoline tax income is down.  Really?  And the answer is more taxes?  Which will put even more citizens off the road, raise transportation expenses, which will raise all kinds of prices AT THE STORE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DRIVE TO.


On a cheerier note, Oh Those French!  A clothing company is marketing sexy 'loungerie' for 6 year old children.  Apparently the advertising campaign includes photos of little girls in bras, panties, and 'loungerie' in sexy poses.  I couldn't tell you just how sexy it all was, because I was afraid I might get arrested on child porn charges.


And Qaddafi, Gaddafi, whatever -- don't let me get started!


Thank goodness the world is a far better place than all this crazyness makes it look. 8)