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10 months ago
in Bloomberg’s Assault on Wild Birds on OpenMarket.org
Birds??? is that the biggest complaint about this foolishness? Our whole society depends everyday on random killing of certain animals. Farms and housing and destroy habitat everywhere. Get over it.
What about cost? Noise? Safety (remember the Pan Am bldg crash?) Structural issues?
There are dozens of reasons for not putting windmills in the city, and "Wild Birds" is not one of them.
What about cost? Noise? Safety (remember the Pan Am bldg crash?) Structural issues?
There are dozens of reasons for not putting windmills in the city, and "Wild Birds" is not one of them.
1 year ago
in TSA Bans Protesters on OpenMarket.org
My parents owned a business that took in dry cleaning. If a customer came in claiming they lost their ticket I would try to accommodate them. If they claimed they did not *need* a ticket... I would throw their sorry ass out of my store. Seems reasonable to me.
1 year ago
in U.S.-Korean Trade Agreement Stalls on OpenMarket.org
Obviously You struck a nerve here Ryan.
Two more points.
1. The 1/35M number is junk. There is proof that sick cows are not tested. There is even evidence that positive tests have been suppressed before confirmatory retesting. The Asians don't trust the US gov. to police a powerful industry and neither should we. Let the market decide what is safe. The USDA is only giving cover so that if things do go wrong the the expert witnesses have government testimony that the food supply was safe.
2. The gov. is suppressing the free market. Asian consumers had a problem. They addressed the problem by demanding every animal be tested. US suppliers were happy to test every animal, but the USDA fought them in court. US Beef suppliers are being prevented from performing a test desired by Asian consumers.
Again, I eat US beef almost every day when in the US. I comment here because this is a free market blog and you are on the side of government regulation to subvert the will of the market.
Two more points.
1. The 1/35M number is junk. There is proof that sick cows are not tested. There is even evidence that positive tests have been suppressed before confirmatory retesting. The Asians don't trust the US gov. to police a powerful industry and neither should we. Let the market decide what is safe. The USDA is only giving cover so that if things do go wrong the the expert witnesses have government testimony that the food supply was safe.
2. The gov. is suppressing the free market. Asian consumers had a problem. They addressed the problem by demanding every animal be tested. US suppliers were happy to test every animal, but the USDA fought them in court. US Beef suppliers are being prevented from performing a test desired by Asian consumers.
Again, I eat US beef almost every day when in the US. I comment here because this is a free market blog and you are on the side of government regulation to subvert the will of the market.
1 year ago
in U.S.-Korean Trade Agreement Stalls on OpenMarket.org
I have not followed the Korean situation so maybe I speak out of school, But if it has similarities to the Japanese situation, than God bless the protesters.
The US has tried to push it's beef on them for years, like a duck being fatted up for foie gras. Japan has had a BSE problem, and their solution was simple: Test every animal. That is all they asked from the US. US Beef suppliers were even willing to do that, But have been sued by the USDA to prevent thorough testing!!! http://www.hpj.com/archives/2007/jun07/jun4/Gov...
BTW, I have read the Harvard statistical study which propose the US food supply is safe and it is garbage. I eat beef almost every day, and agree that the threat is overblown, but then, none of my relatives have died of this disease and I don't have to watch the presidential news conferences every time he goes over to Asia putting pressure on countries to buy US beef. untested.
Bush is using US hedgemony to force unpopular trade terms with our Asian allies. Either he is an idiot or he is in the pocket of the Beef lobby. (Yeah, I voted for him too.)
The US has tried to push it's beef on them for years, like a duck being fatted up for foie gras. Japan has had a BSE problem, and their solution was simple: Test every animal. That is all they asked from the US. US Beef suppliers were even willing to do that, But have been sued by the USDA to prevent thorough testing!!! http://www.hpj.com/archives/2007/jun07/jun4/Gov...
BTW, I have read the Harvard statistical study which propose the US food supply is safe and it is garbage. I eat beef almost every day, and agree that the threat is overblown, but then, none of my relatives have died of this disease and I don't have to watch the presidential news conferences every time he goes over to Asia putting pressure on countries to buy US beef. untested.
Bush is using US hedgemony to force unpopular trade terms with our Asian allies. Either he is an idiot or he is in the pocket of the Beef lobby. (Yeah, I voted for him too.)
1 year ago
in Immigration Is Good for the Economy 2: Inventions on OpenMarket.org
This post is so biased I have chosen to skip any further posts by Mr. Nowrasteh. Keep conflating "immigration" and "illegal immigration" all you want as I no longer read your posts.
I will ask this: How many patents are issued to illegal immigrants and amnestied illegal immigrants and their relatives? How many SSI disability payments? How many chapter 8 housing slots? How many state aided medical dollars? How many hours of court and police time? how many jail cells?
I will ask this: How many patents are issued to illegal immigrants and amnestied illegal immigrants and their relatives? How many SSI disability payments? How many chapter 8 housing slots? How many state aided medical dollars? How many hours of court and police time? how many jail cells?
