03-02-2015, 05:09 AM
increased costs on the producer which will only be passed down
But the lawsuits and astroturfing are "free", right?
Seriously: this issue is winding its way through multiple States; they should band together and get the Feds to settle the issue once and for all. Agribusiness has plenty of money to drag this out as long as they want, especially since they're probably using the double-Dutch-Irish-sandwich to keep their profits out of the reach of US taxation (after they deduct the "business expense" of lawsuits, of course).
The principle "work smarter, not harder" would seem to apply.
This is before getting to the separate-but-related argument that there is no regulation prohibiting "GMO-free" labeling, nor does anything prevent consumers from choosing those products... why, it's almost as if GMO labeling is really just another wedge issue, like abortion, same-sex marriage, legal/decriminalized marijuana, etc. Neither side wins.
But the lawsuits and astroturfing are "free", right?
Seriously: this issue is winding its way through multiple States; they should band together and get the Feds to settle the issue once and for all. Agribusiness has plenty of money to drag this out as long as they want, especially since they're probably using the double-Dutch-Irish-sandwich to keep their profits out of the reach of US taxation (after they deduct the "business expense" of lawsuits, of course).
The principle "work smarter, not harder" would seem to apply.
This is before getting to the separate-but-related argument that there is no regulation prohibiting "GMO-free" labeling, nor does anything prevent consumers from choosing those products... why, it's almost as if GMO labeling is really just another wedge issue, like abortion, same-sex marriage, legal/decriminalized marijuana, etc. Neither side wins.