Could You Put a Head on That?

Hello My Dear Friends. Since tomorrow is a Holiday, I hit the catnip a little early today. A Few things caught my eye this week. First, an Italian doctor, Dr. Sergio Canavero, says head transplants could become reality this century. Head Transplants! Aside from the families of Ted Williams, Walt Disney and whomever else chose to have their head frozen, I have to believe everyone else finds this freaky. First of all, there are some serious decisions that would have to be made. Who decides whose head can be transplanted? If it's based on money (like everything else) would the head of, say, a politician cost more because it's rarely been used? Would celebrities get first pick, like they do with livers? Is the world ready for Joe Biden's head on Justin Bieber's body? I don't think so.  Next, the National Bureau of Economic research says putting a tax on calories would lower obesity rates. Assuming they are aware that a "calorie" is actually a unit of heat that would be impossible to "tax", the suggestion on it's face is ridiculous. Didn't we just learn last week that obesity is a disease? That's what the AMA says. So now we want to tax disease? Yikes! One of their arguments for the tax is that treating obesity and it's related diseases is a drain on the health care system. Really? Because I thought the reason we pay for health care is to cover the cost of treating disease. Apparently not. Of course, this recommendation has nothing to do with health care but it is related to obesity. Government obesity. Our Government has become so obese that all it can do is sit in a corner and eat money. The "calorie tax" they're talking about, by the way, is an additional 25% on any food deemed "unhealthy". Michael Bloomberg must be giddy. I have a better idea. How about a 25% tax on Stupid. That would generate billions of dollars in Washington alone! For instance, did you know that the State Department just spent $630,000 of your money to increase it's "likes" on Facebook? Well, they did. That's the kind of stupid that could be a tax goldmine! Finally, There is a law on the books in Alabama that says it's illegal to own a sex toy unless you have a note from your doctor. It's punishable by a $10,000 fine. I'm thinking we could add a 25% tax to whomever came up with that one!
Po