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December 18, 2007
Where have you gone old McDonald, The Nation turns it's lonely eyes to you...
So: Industry beef is bad, causing the FDA to be created. The FDA protects eaters consumers by making sure that food won't kill us. Some farms don't like this, and The Nation complains
The basis of the complaint seems to be that... some farms are special. I dunno. From where I am sitting I most certainly do not want any food to evade inspection on the say-so of the farmer. Here's the thing: if the government starts making exemptions for the non-corporate farms, how long does The Nation think it will be until corporate farms start demanding the same "fair" treatment? I'd guess about 5 minutes.
Keep the health and safety laws on the books and enforced. Special privileges for certain farms will quickly become general privileges wielded by the rich. And then people start dying again...
Posted by Andrew at December 18, 2007 04:23 PM
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