Why in the hell don't people have good common sense?

Question

I think there should be a common sense law.

Answer 1

Some people do! Most do not!

Answer 2

You're right, there should be a law. Passage of such a national law would cut congressional porkbarell spending by 90%. Without funding to thier lobbyist supporters, congressmen would lose votes and get kicked out of office.
Hence, no common sence law.

Answer 3

If the word "common" applies to the standard amount of sense one would have, then wouldn't the level of "common sense" you are refering to actually be less "common" than the actual amount of sense that most people have?

Answer 4

We don't have enough prisons in the world to make a law requiring common sense...

Answer 5

propose that law be passed.

Let me know how it works out for you.

Stupidity is learned. Comes from watching others be stupid.. and with stupidity comes NO common sense whatsoever. Common sense is a dieing trend.. and its sad.

Answer 6

people are used to being told how to think and so this destroys any common sense that they might have been born with.

Answer 7

Our jail system would be overrun. Common sense went the way of leaded gasoline.

Answer 8

Mostly because sense isn't so damned common.

Answer 9

Because it wouldn't be profitable to have perfectly sane rational people populating the world. Marketers rely on man's stupidity.

Answer 10

I concur old man. I have often thought these Americans could stand to be a bit more British!