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.
Asian currencies continue to sell off vs the $ on the heels of the news yesterday that South Korea said they will look into hot money inflows stemming from the $ carry trade and the Bank of Indonesia said they are looking into the foreign buying of bills. This follows the news a few weeks ago that Taiwan was limiting foreign deposit holdings and Brazil was taxing foreign inflow transactions. As I mentioned yesterday, we may have reached a short term pain threshold in terms of $ weakness and foreign countries are fighting back as they certainly won't wait for...
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.