Head over to his blog, here, to check it out. It's insightful and topical stuff. Look at C&H spittin' troof nearly 15 years ago. The American people, represented by the angry little girl, get pushed around like this all the time.
We, as the consumer/taxpayer, bear the brunt of greedy and manipulative business practices. I think these idiots at the Peanut corp that cleared a shipment that tested positive for low salmonella content ought to be tried for murder. If your product, which you know is unsafe, kills 8 people, you ought to be held accountable. Too many corporations are still able to hide behind the super-protection provided to them at our cost. I'm not a socialist, but I do believe there needs to be a line drawn somewhere between free markets and responsibility. And, I don't mean we need to award tons of cash to some dumb ass who burns them self with coffee, either. That's her fault. Temperature is clear risk involved in consuming coffee. Death by poisoning should not be a risk involved in making your kids a goddamn PB&J for lunch. Especially because it's all you can afford to eat since you lost your job and your home. If I had to label myself, I would use a new term I invented for my beliefs: I'm a Fine Liner. We have to find a balance that enables freedom, but requires responsibility. Partisan-Hack politics must be done away with. We need negotiation and, perhaps the most American of all ideas, COMPROMISE. We are a nation founded and survived on compromise and we've thrown it all out the window for the sake of monied interests, outdated ideas, greed and ignorance. I'm rambling now, so I'll stop. Thank you to KTL for putting this up.
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UPDATE:
The Fine-Liner Beliefs:
"Organized Religions make a mockery of humanity; Our governments are dangerous and out of control.
The Garden of Eden is just another graveyard; If they had someone to buy it, then I'm sure they'd sell my soul."
An awesomely well-stated ramble! Here, Here!
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