Originally posted by: microbial
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: microbial
Originally posted by: Fear No Evil
Its a good thing the Obama Administration is spending on their time releasing torture documents. Is this Obama's Katrina?
If anyone wants to put a political spin to this new H1N1 virus--there is a coherent argument. A political environment whereby lobbying brings about loosely regulated industrial animal farming practices.
Once again, penny wise-pound foolish flawed thinking. We are literally putting the foxes in charge of guarding the chicken coops.
The answer is: More regulation, more government supervision.
This did start in Mexico, didn't it? I fail to see how more government regulation on agriculture in the USofA would have prevented this?
A US owned company, Smithfield Foods (specifically Granjas Caroll massive hog facility in the town of La Gloria) operating in Mexico is ground zero. Tighter regulations should target companies--regardless of where they choose to set-up their operation.
Perhaps, if I were a cynical person, I might think that one of the reasons a company like Smithfield Foods chooses places like La Gloria, Mexico is so that they can get away with whatever practices they want.
More regulation is the answer. Private enterprise cannot be trusted to --on their own-- do the socially responsible thing. I'm sorry to say that so bluntly, but how much more evidence do you need.
Economic crisis, epidemiological crisis...both could have been avoided through tighter supervision.