Genetic engineering and big business
“We now believe that Monsanto has control over as much as 90 percent of (seed genetics). This level of control is almost unbelievable,” said Neil Harl, agricultural economist at Iowa State University who has studied the seed industry for decades. “The upshot of that is that it’s tightening Monsanto’s control, and makes it possible for them to increase their prices long term. And we’ve seen this happening the last five years, and the end is not in sight.” Read the whole article here…
Simply more proof that allowing humanities best interests and big business to mix is a recipe for disaster. It is shocking how much of our lives we allow big business and private (for profit) companies to take a role in. Privatization and big buisness are (purely) about money. Money serves as a very good motivator for getting things done- namely getting things done that allow you to earn more money. If your providing a good or a service- awesome. The better you fix my toilet the happier I am, and the more likely I am to call you the next time my toilet needs fixing. Go private plumbers! But when it comes to decisions that have the ability to affect large amounts of people… Nope, I don’t want decisions being made on the basis of profit to earnings ratios. It has been seen time and time again that there are plenty of people in the world willing to place their own private gain over the common good of us all. In fact this is how most businesses function. It is ridiculous to believe that any of the worlds top 100 CEO’s gives a shit about anyone other than themselves and perhaps a few people within their immediate circle. CEO’s (and politicians) with altruistic intentions do not rise to the top of their chosen proffesions. Yet as often as we see this happen over and over again… We steadfastly refuse to create and enforce laws that remove the ability of private companies to fuck us over again and again. Will we ever learn?
T.S. Elliot totally had it right-
“This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
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