Moonwalking

Why is it we can put a man on the moon but we cannot:

Put an end to poverty.

Stop climate change.

Find a cure for (insert disease here).

Conquer the business cycle.

Stop cruelty, discrimination, and meanness in whatever shape and form.

Win the war on terror once and for all.

Find a better alternative to daylight savings time.

Defeat all computer viruses.

Put an end to traffic jams.

Really build a better mousetrap.

Give all people anywhere in the world access to clean water and electricity.

Put an end to dropped calls.

Replace paper currencies with purely electronic ones that won't require exchange rates (or loose coins).

Build a camera that only takes beautiful photos.

Manufacture fabrics that are at once machine washable, non-iron, stain- shrink- and fade-resistant.

Develop a foolproof means to overcome jet lag (besides "don't travel").

Find all the "other socks".

Be happy.

Why?

Maybe the conspiracy theorists are right and the moon landing was just an elaborate hoax.