There is a reason why the word retarded is no longer associated with mental conditions. It is not just for political correctness. It is to separate the otherwise persons with pure intentions and noble heart from the less noble ones. The word retarded thus finds its way to disparagingly describe a people who thinks of and acts so little for others.
Time and again, our government has proven that they keep a handful of retarded people in their ranks. For what can be more retarded than a government refusing to raise taxes on sinful products like tobacco and alcohol but arbitrarily increasing the taxes and levies imposed on books?
Last time I checked, books are good for all people of all ages, gender, and social class. Indeed, books are the complete remedy to ignorance, apathy, and all sorts of other problems one encounters throughout a lifetime. There only downside? They are pretty expensive.
Tobacco? It kills. That is certain. Alcohol? Makes you dizzy and vomit at best. May induce you to kill or maim someone at worst. And depending what type you take, alcohol can either get you into thinking you were raped or you were having a consensual sex too. Their only upside? They come cheap in this country.
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