Nice religion you got there. But to be fair, Christianity ain't a whole
hell of a lot better.

C

Yes...not just the insurers. I know for a fact the there are labs and
hospitals that double-dip if you don't pay attention. One lab that I
have to use will bill you for the full amount before they get anything
from the insurance company and if you are gullible enough or  intimidated
and pay, they will also take from the insurance company not refund
your over payment. I also know of at least on local hospital that uses
the same tactics.

The whole system is one big rip off.

C

Now they want permission to commit the same fraud that helped
trash our economy the last time.

I am at a loss as to what should be done to these people for even
thinking of this.

And The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) and
The National Association of Realtors (NAR)  are try to keep their
brand of fraud and chicanery from being outlawed or regulated
as well.

Un-freaking believable.

C

From another 1950s Sci-Fi.

The universe grows smaller every day, and the
threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can
no longer be tolerated. There must be security
for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not
mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to
act irresponsibly. Your ancestors knew this when
they made laws to govern themselves and hired
policemen to enforce them. We, of the other
planets, have long accepted this principle. We
have an organization for the mutual protection of
all planets and for the complete elimination of
aggression. The test of any such higher authority
is, of course, the police force that supports it.
For our policemen, we created a race of robots.
Their function is to patrol the planets in
spaceships like this one and preserve the peace.
In matters of aggression, we have given them
absolute power over us. This power cannot be
revoked. At the first sign of violence, they act
automatically against the aggressor. The penalty
for provoking their action is too terrible to
risk. The result is, we live in peace, without
arms or armies, secure in the knowledge that we
are free from aggression and war. Free to pursue
more... profitable enterprises. Now, we do not
pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do
have a system, and it works. I came here to give
you these facts. It is no concern of ours how you
run your own planet, but if you threaten to
extend your violence, this Earth of yours will be
reduced to a burned-out cinder. Your choice is
simple: join us and live in peace, or pursue your
present course and face obliteration. We shall be
waiting for your answer. The decision rests with
you. - Klaatu

Worth thinking about.

C

And the environmental problems it causes. Nope...not religion
or culture or even economics. Its SEX.

"Having a large rather than a small family is less of a planned
 decision than an automatic outcome of human sexuality," Prof.
Guillebaud will say. "For a fertile couple, nothing is easier."

And by golly we have to do something about this now if we are
to save the planet. Forget CO2 and global warming...these are
but a side effect. It's all those people having SEX.

C