Send in the Clones
Well, the government did it to us, the American Public, once again. This is a perfect example of unnecessary, inordinate, and unwanted government intervention; in short, an invasion of privacy commensurate to tyranny. Far worse than something as trivial as mandatory seatbelt or insurance laws, or even the ridiculous no smoking craze that has swept the country, this latest executive order from the office of the president will have grave, far reaching consequences for us and our children and their children and... Poised on the brink of greatness, teetering on the edge of a financial bonanza, the likes of which have never been conceived, the President has squelched all hope and relegated us to vainly trying to pass balanced budget amendments for the country, and sentenced the general public to continuing to live pay check to pay check with the simple scrawling of his signature.
Science has presented us with the opportunity to once and for all anhilate the national debt, and quite possibly make a handsome profit to boot, while simultaneously advancing the scope of the human species beyond any imagination. Sure, we've had the technology to clone reptiles or simple cells in an egg for years, but those things obviously never held much financial potential. If they did, then we would have all been made rich already from the proceeds of selling frog legs and grade A, extra large eggs to the restaurants and grocery stores around the world.
Now, the brilliant scientists of this country have presented us the opportunity to clone mammals (man is a mammal for those of you who might have been wondering) with the successful cloning of both sheep and monkeys. If we can clone a monkey, the animal science calls our closest relative, how far off can the successful cloning of a human being be?
Though I admit sheep probably have more market value than monkeys, just imagine the potential amount of income that could be generated from cloning humans. Staggering, isn't it? The cloning business alone could produce enough cash flow to guarantee that every man, woman and child in America would never want for anything again. We could truly be what we've always claimed to be: the richest nation in the world.
We're not simply talking material things either, but cold, hard cash. By keeping this technology to ourselves and selling the final product, we could solve all of the world's problems. If we cloned the scientists working on this project, I am certain there would be such an enormous influx of genius to the human population that no problem, no disease, no shortcoming could stand before us. I wonder just how much might a third world country be willing to pay for such a ready solution?