. . . and They Vote

Here are are (i) a headline that explains the root cause -- something our ruling elites always claim to be seeking -- of the country's problems, and (ii) an anecdote substantiating the headline:

First, the informative headline -

Leading Geneticist:  
Human Intelligence Is Slowly Declining 

. . . NaturalSociety.com, 2/19/13

Report of substantiating anecdote -

Authorities say two brothers accidentally blew up their house after celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket by purchasing marijuana and meth, according to  this Fox News report from Wichita, Kansas:

Wichita police Sgt. Bruce Watts said one of the brothers was taken to a hospital and the other to jail after Friday's explosion. The Wichita Eagle reported that the injured 27-year-old brother is in serious but stable condition with second-degree burns on his hands, arms and chest.

Watts said the explosion happened after one of the brothers went to the kitchen to refuel the butane torches they planned to use to light their bongs. The brother emptied a couple large cans of butane lighter fluid, leaking butane into the air.

Eventually, butane vapor reached the pilot light in the furnace, causing the blast.

The above appeared in the Wall Street Journal's Best of the Web online column of February 19, which published it under a headline reading -

If They're so Rich, How Come They're Not Smart?

and followed it with a conclusion that the occurrence provided further evidence, as if any were needed, that lotteries are a tax on the stupid. 

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