All for One, and One for All

Today I am mandating that America switch to the metric system. This will have some opportunity costs upfront because there will need to be some changing of text books, label printing, tooling for machines, and the difficulty of retraining a whole culture, etc. But in the end it will save a lot because you can buy just one set of tools, you only have to print one quantity on labels, and most importantly, we will be able to translate and communicate much more freely with the rest of the world (when we travel outside America, we will actually know how much gas we are putting in our car, and how fast we are supposed to be driving). I believe that as a nation we could be through the learning curve and comfortable with the metric system in five years or less. With it being taught in schools, everyone 25 and younger will pick it up quickly. When I was in fourth grade they told us this was going to happen back then...and as kids we were terrified. It seemed so confusing. As I look back, I wish we had switched then. This will really help us in working together and getting along with our human family. Compatibility and communication are so vital in relationships, and I feel this will really help both our compatibility and communication with the world and even with each other. After all, metric really does make a whole lot more sense.

Best wishes,

Your King