I don't usually read these gov't spending bills...but I spent an hour reading this 1,500-page document....eventually coming to a line that has some gov't wording....to create a molasses 'inspection' function.
It really didn't say that it was purely a US function or to monitor import (you may not know this....but India and Brazil produce about 40-percent of the world's molasses. State-wise? Well....Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Louisiana produce most of it in the US.
What bothers me about this inspection function....I don't think anyone has ever died from consuming molasses. As a kid...in rural Alabama.....I probably consumed a coffee-cup of molasses each month.
The text didn't really say how this function would occur....but I'm guessing someone had a agenda in mind.....to create a shortage and chaos would follow.
Just weird stuff....if you ask me.
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re : Molasses Advisory Board
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If I was a government agent, I would guarantee the continuation of my employment and increase my salary by looking for anything I could regulate, tax, and generate mountains of redundant press-release documents about our many successful successes
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If I was a congress-critter and had a few too many worthless off-spring, I would use my Out-Of-Thin-Air© powers duly invested in me to create a fancy title and salary for each of the miserable slackers.
I suppose I could also hire some office staff and have them answer the telephone on the odd chance a random stranger might mis-dial.
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