Big government invades fortune cookies

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the government is using a cool $300 million to market the 2010 Census. It’s easy to be frivolous with other people’s money. As in our money. As in taxpayer money.

It was one thing to receive notice that I’ll be getting the census form next week. What a waste of postage that one was – and I don’t even want to know the price tag for fear of getting sick.

Then I discover a fortune cookie company is getting in on the action as well. That’s right. The government is invading fortune cookies with such jaw-dropping statements as “Put down your chopsticks and get involved in Census 2010.”

If that doesn’t spur you on to action, nothing will, huh?

All I can say is you may want to open your next fortune cookie with caution. Because if the government starts predicting our futures, we’re sunk.