tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post8047020097233500831..comments2023-03-23T07:17:12.234-05:00Comments on INTERRELATED: FDA. Trusty Guardian of Corporate HealthTwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598419461926194041noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post-33461859468676021912007-01-08T09:46:00.000-06:002007-01-08T09:46:00.000-06:00William Saleten of Slate defends cloned meat.<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2156931/pagenum/all/#page_start">William Saleten of Slate</a> defends cloned meat.Twhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598419461926194041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post-8879022865360617762007-01-06T18:22:00.000-06:002007-01-06T18:22:00.000-06:00as far as i can tell, US outlays for Medicare in t...as far as i can tell, US outlays for Medicare in the year 2004 comprised almost 12% of the federal budget and rang up a bill of $269 billion. <br /><br />that's a compelling state interest in public health and it's only going up.<br /><br />most of the blockbuster drugs being sold today are ones that counter the harmful effects of a bad diet, like high cholesterol, acid reflux, and type 2 serial#https://www.blogger.com/profile/16778925866170058105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post-86025552868237849402007-01-06T10:09:00.000-06:002007-01-06T10:09:00.000-06:00When medical costs are shared across society, whic...When medical costs are shared across society, which is the case for most societies, personal habits become the provenance of the state. In the UK recently the the National Health System has started to place smokers and overeaters lower in the queue for routine surguries, like knee and hip replacements. <br /><br />We could go further than this, such as tax deductible gym memberships, and Twhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598419461926194041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post-67419438997887979462007-01-06T09:40:00.000-06:002007-01-06T09:40:00.000-06:00i couldn't agree more that our food supply is craz...i couldn't agree more that our food supply is crazily out of whack, but for me the cloning question points directly to the most pivotal issue regarding the food supply: the right to choose what you eat.<br /><br />food, in a sense, comes with an implied warranty, and when information is withheld that would allow you to discriminate between what your food is and what it merely appears to be, your serial#https://www.blogger.com/profile/16778925866170058105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30707163.post-58803029525398824972007-01-06T00:18:00.000-06:002007-01-06T00:18:00.000-06:00Even without cloning, our food supply is crazily o...Even without cloning, our food supply is crazily out of wack. You MUSt see the incredible film: Our Daily Bread. A wordless, hauntingly beautiful, absolutely objective, look- and look alone- at industrial food production in overdrive. <br />www.ourdailybread.at<br /><br />Take care,<br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com