Bullshit! We know exactly what causes these outbreaks, and exactly how to prevent them. But we won't, because we're told it would raise the cost of production to do it right.

But what about the added cost of additional inspections, regulations and other measures these folks are pushing for? How much will that add to the cost?

Somebody needs to take Occam's Razor to "agribusiness", and cut it back to down to size. Maybe we could call it "farming" again...

AP - The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation's food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can spread potentially deadly bacteria.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 20:40 /Agriculture | 0 writebacks | permanent link

I wonder if all the libertarian sites that went out of their way to defend M$ during the antitrust trial feel good the company now? They've certainly shown no hesitation in double dealing and using the courts to "win" when the market wasn't being cooperative with their efforts.

Microsoft exec discussed ways to "guarantee" an investment of $50 million in SCO by BayStar Capital, one of the firm's partners says.

(link) [CNET News.com]

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 20:33 /Copywrongs | 0 writebacks | permanent link