Ya know, if anyone has ever been to a Cattle Auction, or, better, an abbatoir, and then wondered (knew) where their ‘Ground Beef’ is coming from, they would understand the *Reality behind this ‘Comic’..
“if you really knew how well the FDA really did its job”
Yes, IMO, the oversight of most federal agencies such as the FDA and FTC has become significantly degutted and denutted over the 28 years since the Reagan Revolution made government the problem, not the solution.
I yearn for a return to the days of truth in advertising instead of unfounded weight-loss compounds and energy supplements being marketed with abandon, etc., etc., etc.
There is an IMPORTANT role for government, and it is time people began to realize it again, IMO.
Consumer Credit outstanding fell $14.8b in Sept seasonally adjusted, almost $5b more than expected and marks the 11th month in the past 12 of declines. At $2.456T outstanding, it is 4.9% below the record high in July '08. After a flat reading in Aug, (didn't fall b/c of the CARS program), non revolving debt outstanding fell by $4.9B. Revolving (mostly credit cards) balances outstanding fell by $9.9B. To fully put into perspective today's data, look at the current level of consumer credit (doesn't include mortgages, the biggest chunk of consumer credit) relative to GDP. As of Q3, it totaled 17.2%...
December 13th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Ya know, if anyone has ever been to a Cattle Auction, or, better, an abbatoir, and then wondered (knew) where their ‘Ground Beef’ is coming from, they would understand the *Reality behind this ‘Comic’..
December 13th, 2008 at 11:56 am
and if you really knew how well the FDA really did its job, you probably would be growing your own food. and praying you never got sick!
December 13th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
“if you really knew how well the FDA really did its job”
Yes, IMO, the oversight of most federal agencies such as the FDA and FTC has become significantly degutted and denutted over the 28 years since the Reagan Revolution made government the problem, not the solution.
I yearn for a return to the days of truth in advertising instead of unfounded weight-loss compounds and energy supplements being marketed with abandon, etc., etc., etc.
There is an IMPORTANT role for government, and it is time people began to realize it again, IMO.
December 13th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Yum, sign me up for the mezzanine tranche!
December 13th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
That’s some AAA Bullshit, all right.