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Bloomberg Refused Second Slice of Pizza at Local Restaurant
May. 02, 2013
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was denied a second slice of pizza today at an Italian eatery in Brooklyn.
The owners of Collegno's Pizzeria say they refused to serve him more than one piece to protest Bloomberg's proposed soda ban,which would limit the portions of soda sold in the city.
Bloomberg was having an informal working lunch with city comptroller John Liu at the time and was enraged by the embarrassing prohibition. The owners would not relent, however, and the pair were forced to decamp to another restaurant to finish their meal.
Witnesses say the situation unfolded when as the two were looking over budget documents, they realized they needed more food than originally ordered.
"Hey, could I get another pepperoni over here?" Bloomberg asked owner Antonio Benito.
"I'm sorry sir," he replied, "we can't do that. You've reached your personal slice limit."
Stop and Tisk
Mayor Bloomberg, not accustomed to being challenged, assumed that the owner was joking.
"OK, that's funny," he remarked, "because of the soda thing ... No come on. I'm not kidding. I haven't eaten all morning, just send over another pepperoni."
"I'm sorry sir. We're serious," Benito insisted. "We've decided that eating more than one piece isn't healthy for you, and so we're forbidding you from doing it."
"Look jackass," Bloomberg retorted, his anger boiling, "I fucking skipped breakfast this morning just so I could eat four slices of your pizza. Don't be a schmuck, just get back to the kitchen and bring out some fucking pizza, okay."
"I'm sorry sir, there's nothing I can do," the owner repeated. "Maybe you could go to several restaurants and get one slice at each. At least that way you're walking. You know, burning calories."
Witnesses say a fuming Bloomberg and a bemused Liu did indeed walk down the street to a rival pizzeria , ordered another slice and finished their meeting.
New York's so-called "soda ban" would have limited the size of sweetened beverages served in restaurants to 16 oz (0.5 liters). The plan, backed by Mayor Bloomberg, is currently being held up by a U.S. district court.
Bloomberg has been the mayor of New York City since 2002. Theretofore he was the CEO of Bloomberg LP, the world's leading financial data firm. His personal fortune is estimated at around $27 billion.
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Slumberg can burn in hell
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Drudge Report really fell for this.....never happened. Its another Onion editorial.... ;D Lot of other websites did likewise
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thats fucking halarious if true
bloomberg is everything wrong with congress in trying to ban large sodas, not a single fuck will be given when he dies FUCK YOU BLOOMFUCK
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I hate the Mayor of New York.
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I hate the Mayor of New York.
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The people who elected him are really to blame.
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The mayor is insane. You can't tell people how much they can eat or drink. What's next for him? Outlaw doughnut shops? Limit the size of a steak you can buy in NY.
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The same people who hate his food politics are the same people that support his food politics but don`t even realize it. Especially when it comes to Corn and the manufacture of Corn Sugar as well as modifying crops in order for less pesticide to be used, higher crop yields and disease resistance and larger productions numbers.
People are morons sometimes. :-\
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The same people who hate his food politics are the same people that support his food politics but don`t even realize it. Especially when it comes to Corn and the manufacture of Corn Sugar as well as modifying crops in order for less pesticide to be used, higher crop yields and disease resistance and larger productions numbers.
People are morons sometimes. :-\
haha...
You're annoying as fuck sometimes
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(http://images.forbes.com/media/lists/20/2009/michael-bloomberg.jpg)
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haha...
You're annoying as fuck sometimes
And you and Bloomberg have a lot more in common than you think. ;)
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And you and Bloomberg have a lot more in common than you think. ;)
If a company wants to label their product "GMO free" they can, if not that's fine... It's up to the consumer. I can buy brands that I know are GMO free (until we know for sure that it isn't harmful).
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lol I was reading it and couldn't believe Bloomberg would act like that. Hilarious story even though it's fake. Soda ban is stupid though. People can just order two 16oz sodas instead
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If a company wants to label their product "GMO free" they can, if not that's fine... It's up to the consumer. I can buy brands that I know are GMO free (until we know for sure that it isn't harmful).
It's "just labeling" in the same way that creationists wanted to "just label" science textbooks.
It's people trying to put scary sounding words on things they don't understand and are afraid of. It's superstition. If you want to show me the safety or health reasons why you need to know, do it. If you just are scared, and afraid, too bad. There are a million things "it would be nice to know" about your food that we don't put on labels, because they don't effect safety or health.
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If a company wants to label their product "GMO free" they can, if not that's fine... It's up to the consumer. I can buy brands that I know are GMO free (until we know for sure that it isn't harmful).
Study showing that labeling GMOs causes people to bid less for the labeled food than equivalent non-labeled foods (even though they're proven safe):
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/31071/1/28030481.pdf
This proves that labeling is harmful, especially to an industry where the profit margins are razor thin. (That's not even counting the arguments that GMO foods are simply better--they assume equivalence.)
Statement from AAAS supporting GMOs as being safe:
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/media/AAAS_GM_statement.pdf
Speaks for itself.
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If a company wants to label their product "GMO free" they can, if not that's fine... It's up to the consumer. I can buy brands that I know are GMO free (until we know for sure that it isn't harmful).
What you're advocating is the use of government intervention to force companies to educate people on issues that have no rational basis in science. It's the equivalent of requiring home sellers to notify buyers that their property may contain ghosts—there is simply no science supporting such a warning.
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Sounds like he follows Adonis Principles for diet.
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It's "just labeling" in the same way that creationists wanted to "just label" science textbooks.
It's people trying to put scary sounding words on things they don't understand and are afraid of. It's superstition. If you want to show me the safety or health reasons why you need to know, do it. If you just are scared, and afraid, too bad. There are a million things "it would be nice to know" about your food that we don't put on labels, because they don't effect safety or health.
You must not have read my previous post, I'm not for forcing anyone to label anything.
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You must not have read my previous post, I'm not for forcing anyone to label anything.
Why not start labeling food Zyclon-B free, Turpentine free, 2 cycle-engine oil Free? Why stop at GMO free? GMO free is implying that something is wrong or bad or scary about GMO when its not. Its a way of perpetuating a fallacy based on superstition and ignorance.
If you had a product, and started labeling it "X Free" where X is whatever you want it to be, you are by default insinuating that X is somehow negative.
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sounds like a bullshit story, but hilarious nonetheless.
drudge really went for it?
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And this, is the middle class being sick of the arrogant duplicit "elites".
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Clearly false. He would have a minimum of 3 body guards and they could order a slice for themselves and give it to him.
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This imaginary pizza shop owner has balls. Unfortunately he is probably not representative of most "real" Americans.
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This really shows balls of the resturant owner! F.ucking hardcore!
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This imaginary pizza shop owner has balls. Unfortunately he is probably not representative of most "real" Americans.
And he didn't even had a gun... balls of steel. ;D
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Isn't the threat of genetic modification said to be within the realm of reproduction concerns, rather than necessarily the safe edibility of the product? Definitely not an expert on this, would like to know more.
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Isn't the threat of genetic modification said to be within the realm of reproduction concerns, rather than necessarily the safe edibility of the product? Definitely not an expert on this, would like to know more.
Until we do, I'm non GMO
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As entertaining as it sounds, this story is a fake...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/drudge-report-daily-current-bloomberg-pizza/64846/ (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/drudge-report-daily-current-bloomberg-pizza/64846/)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/drudge-report-bloomberg-pizza_n_3208160.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/drudge-report-bloomberg-pizza_n_3208160.html)
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Until we do, I'm non GMO
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought genetic modifications are risking the future availability of essential crops.
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As entertaining as it sounds, this story is a fake...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/drudge-report-daily-current-bloomberg-pizza/64846/ (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/drudge-report-daily-current-bloomberg-pizza/64846/)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/drudge-report-bloomberg-pizza_n_3208160.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/drudge-report-bloomberg-pizza_n_3208160.html)
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If it was real, there couldn't have been such a detailed word-for-word account to be reliably printed. That should clue in most people.
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If it was real, there couldn't have been such a detailed word-for-word account to be reliably printed. That should clue in most people.
Not to mention that Bloomberg isn't dumb enough to use such language in a public place, at least not again...
He has had many mishaps during his time as mayor, whereby he has made derogatory remarks about African Americans, Irish people and even orthodox Jews.
Safe to say, he learned from his comments back then...
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thats fucking halarious if true
bloomberg is everything wrong with congress in trying to ban large sodas, not a single fuck will be given when he dies FUCK YOU BLOOMFUCK
he is the mayor of NYC, his is not in Congress
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Not to mention that Bloomberg isn't dumb enough to use such language in a public place, at least not again...
He has had many mishaps during his time as mayor, whereby he has made derogatory remarks about African Americans, Irish people and even orthodox Jews.
Safe to say, he learned from his comments back then...
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Hmmm... Maybe he's not so bad after all... :D
Are you a Bloomberg supporter OMR?
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Hmmm... Maybe he's not so bad after all... :D
Are you a Bloomberg supporter OMR?
I don't think he is a bad mayor. What I do think is that he can be a little aggressive at times (see recent attempt at banning 16oz drinks) and that won't win you any popularity contests.
I also think he is simply trying to leave his legacy by making changes that will affect the betterment of our children's future (implementation of vegetarian menus in public schools, banning large drinks (>16oz) containing heavy sugar, increasing police presence in once desolate and violent portions of our city). Whether or not there are better ways of doing that is debatable.
I voted for him, but do think his recent stance of banning large drinks is taking it a little too far.
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Study showing that labeling GMOs causes people to bid less for the labeled food than equivalent non-labeled foods (even though they're proven safe):
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/31071/1/28030481.pdf
This proves that labeling is harmful, especially to an industry where the profit margins are razor thin. (That's not even counting the arguments that GMO foods are simply better--they assume equivalence.)
Statement from AAAS supporting GMOs as being safe:
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/media/AAAS_GM_statement.pdf
Speaks for itself.
Sounds like food companies need to do a publicity campaign then to convince consumers GMO is safe...not appeal to the government. In the meantime, put it on the merchandise. Not having it labeled doesnt allow me the option of 'opting out' with my purchasing dollar.
Then the market can decide what they want to eat and those company's profits will decide if GMO food is competititve.
Restricting information from others, especially under the guise of protecting or educating them, is the first step towards Communism, comrade.
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I don't think he is a bad mayor. What I do think is that he can be a little aggressive at times (see recent attempt at banning 16oz drinks) and that won't win you any popularity contests.
I also think he is simply trying to leave his legacy by making changes that will affect the betterment of our children's future (implementation of vegetarian menus in public schools, banning large drinks (>16oz) containing heavy sugar, increasing police presence in once desolate and violent portions of our city). Whether or not there are better ways of doing that is debatable.
I voted for him, but do think his recent stance of banning large drinks is taking it a little too far.
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Sure, and how do you feel when he or similar create legislation banning homosexuals from adoption...you know 'to leave a legacy affecting the betterment of our children's future". It can happen. Central planning has always been a slippery slope towards fascism...don't let your agreement with one form of it's 'direct and manage' approach blind you. The moment you join the reductions of someone else's freedom is the moment you lose yours.
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Sounds like food companies need to do a publicity campaign then to convince consumers GMO is safe...not appeal to the government. In the meantime, put it on the merchandise. Not having it labeled doesnt allow me the option of 'opting out' with my purchasing dollar.
Then the market can decide what they want to eat and those company's profits will decide if GMO food is competititve.
P.I.P., this is definitely a reason to argue for the labels.
Restricting information from others, especially under the guise of protecting or educating them, is the first step towards Communism, comrade.
lol...I hear you, VoD. Another way of restricting information is under the guise that it's just too profitable to do otherwise. It's been doing a fine job of throwing America into Fascism.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought genetic modifications are risking the future availability of essential crops.
Not at all.
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Sounds like food companies need to do a publicity campaign then to convince consumers GMO is safe...not appeal to the government. In the meantime, put it on the merchandise. Not having it labeled doesnt allow me the option of 'opting out' with my purchasing dollar.
Then the market can decide what they want to eat and those company's profits will decide if GMO food is competititve.
Restricting information from others, especially under the guise of protecting or educating them, is the first step towards Communism, comrade.
Nobody is restricting anything, however, there are bills and have been bills wanting to require listing which is totally unfair and unwarranted. Might as well have a Ghost Clause for everyone selling a house-they have to state if the House is haunted or not as required by the government.
Anti-GMO people are morons of the highest order and are akin to Anti-Vaccinators, Ghost Hunters, Bible Thumpers, Tooth-Fairy believers, Flat-Earthers....You get the picture, belief without evidence.
So go ahead, keep on believing myths and superstitions, the more you do that writ large, the higher the price of goods will go up as GMO`s bring down costs greatly. Go ahead, pay 8 dollars for your disease ridden, pesticide laden, wilting brown lettuce. Food companies would LOVE to charge you more and if you give them the excuse, they will surely do it.
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Sounds like food companies need to do a publicity campaign then to convince consumers GMO is safe...not appeal to the government. In the meantime, put it on the merchandise. Not having it labeled doesnt allow me the option of 'opting out' with my purchasing dollar.
Then the market can decide what they want to eat and those company's profits will decide if GMO food is competititve.
Restricting information from others, especially under the guise of protecting or educating them, is the first step towards Communism, comrade.
I`m angry that there are no labels stating 100 percent Motor Oil Free on my eggs. >:( Can we get that label too?
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If it was real, there couldn't have been such a detailed word-for-word account to be reliably printed. That should clue in most people.
Agreed. Too many details and too perfect of a memory = a lie.
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Nobody is restricting anything, however, there are bills and have been bills wanting to require listing which is totally unfair and unwarranted. Might as well have a Ghost Clause for everyone selling a house-they have to state if the House is haunted or not as required by the government.
Anti-GMO people are morons of the highest order and are akin to Anti-Vaccinators, Ghost Hunters, Bible Thumpers, Tooth-Fairy believers, Flat-Earthers....You get the picture, belief without evidence.
So go ahead, keep on believing myths and superstitions, the more you do that writ large, the higher the price of goods will go up as GMO`s bring down costs greatly. Go ahead, pay 8 dollars for your disease ridden, pesticide laden, wilting brown lettuce. Food companies would LOVE to charge you more and if you give them the excuse, they will surely do it.
People may be morons...but welcome to America...people have the freedom to be morons...or bible thumpers...or marxists :). Maybe you just don't like freedom? If I want to pay 8 dollas for wilting brown lettuce or GMO lettuce then that's my right...as an American. Maybe you'd be better off living in a country where Central Planning is the norm. Just make sure you get in the 'in circle'.
Me...I'll take my dangerous freedom (thx Mr. Jefferson)
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People may be morons...but welcome to America...people have the freedom to be morons...or bible thumpers...or marxists :). Maybe you just don't like freedom? If I want to pay 8 dollas for wilting brown lettuce or GMO lettuce then that's my right...as an American. Maybe you'd be better off living in a country where Central Planning is the norm. Just make sure you get in the 'in circle'.
Me...I'll take my dangerous freedom (thx Mr. Jefferson)
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So you agree that Products should not be forced to carry a GMO label correct? Where is out disagreement?
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought genetic modifications are risking the future availability of essential crops.
They pollinate neighboring non GMO fields, and then Monsanto sues the neighboring farmers and puts them out of business (because their GMO is patented). This happens a lot.
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P.I.P., this is definitely a reason to argue for the labels.
lol...I hear you, VoD. Another way of restricting information is under the guise that it's just too profitable to do otherwise. It's been doing a fine job of throwing America into Fascism.
You can opt out by buying organic, or buying from the companies that voluntarily label their products Non GMO.
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Might as well have a Ghost Clause for everyone selling a house-they have to state if the House is haunted or not as required by the government.
If a Realtor is aware that a house is haunted they legally have to disclose that.
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They pollinate neighboring non GMO fields, and then Monsanto sues the neighboring farmers and puts them out of business (because their GMO is patented). This happens a lot.
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If a Realtor is aware that a house is haunted they legally have to disclose that.
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Sure, and how do you feel when he or similar create legislation banning homosexuals from adoption...you know 'to leave a legacy affecting the betterment of our children's future". It can happen. Central planning has always been a slippery slope towards fascism...don't let your agreement with one form of it's 'direct and manage' approach blind you. The moment you join the reductions of someone else's freedom is the moment you lose yours.
Don't misunderstand my statements.
I did not say that he is a great or even good mayor. Based on the selection that we had, he was the best option.
While I think he is the best we have to work with now, there are many things he does that I don't agree with.
Also, if you somehow think that we aren't already living in a fascist state, wake up and smell the coffee.
Corporations run this country. The senate is chosen from amongst the people to speak for the people, but instead of representatives that are willing to fight for the betterment of society, we have figureheads in Washington. Representatives that are sleeping with the lobbyists and only fighting for the rights and privileges of the corporations, the same corporations that keep them living the lavish lifestyle they have grown accustomed to, while guaranteeing permanent work within Washington (see the commonly used "Washington's revolving door" term".
We are in essence a fascist country parading around as capitalistic, but truthfully have socialism catering to the super rich or poor, while the middle class is subjected to the most brutal form of capitalism possible...
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Most states require that sellers disclose the physical problems with a property, but in some states you need to reveal "emotional defects " ahead of time. Of course what and how much you need to disclose varies from state to state. In some places you can get away keeping it vague, but in New York the State Supreme Court has held that sellers must explicitly inform buyers of all defects—including intangible ones like hauntings.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=farmers+sued+by+monsanto
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=farmers+sued+by+monsanto
Uh, do you realize that Monsanto Spends Billions to research these seeds and therefore should have a copy right of intellectual property to them. These farmers are not allowed to horde it and use it since its not their property or right to do so. Patents are the incredibly important to American Law and Capitalism. I guess you aren`t a fan of Capitalism and intellectual property rights then? ???
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=farmers+sued+by+monsanto
The Monsanto Seeds are patented and rightfully so.
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Don't misunderstand my statements.
I did not say that he is a great or even good mayor. Based on the selection that we had, he was the best option.
While I think he is the best we have to work with now, there are many things he does that I don't agree with.
Also, if you somehow think that we aren't already living in a fascist state, wake up and smell the coffee.
Corporations run this country. The senate is chosen from amongst the people to speak for the people, but instead of representatives that are willing to fight for the betterment of society, we have figureheads in Washington. Representatives that are sleeping with the lobbyists and only fighting for the rights and privileges of the corporations, the same corporations that keep them living the lavish lifestyle they have grown accustomed to, while guaranteeing permanent work within Washington (see the commonly used "Washington's revolving door" term".
We are in essence a fascist country parading around as capitalistic, but truthfully have socialism catering to the super rich or poor, while the middle class is subjected to the most brutal form of capitalism possible...
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I agree x1000 Yet to particpate in the facade makes one an accomplice. Voting is an active acceptance of the current system. Better for it to come down and start new.
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Uh, do you realize that Monsanto Spends Billions to research these seeds and therefore should have a copy right of intellectual property to them. These farmers are not allowed to horde it and use it since its not their property or right to do so. Patents are the incredibly important to American Law and Capitalism. I guess you aren`t a fan of Capitalism and intellectual property rights then? ???
Property and intellectual rights are great and Montsanto should be proud of their accomplishments. In fact, they should proudly display them on every product they sell to the market so the consumer understands what they're buying. Advertising the superiority of their product in the marketplace is a fundamental of capitalism. If these humans are frightened away from buying by GMO labeled food...well to bad for those humans. Monsanto should realize it may be too advanced for the planet at this time and look for their reward in heaven.
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Property and intellectual rights are great and Montsanto should be proud of their accomplishments. In fact, they should proudly display them on every product they sell to the market so the consumer understands what they're buying. Advertising the superiority of their product in the marketplace is a fundamental of capitalism. If these humans are frightened away from buying by GMO labeled food...well to bad for those humans. Monsanto should realize it may be too advanced for the planet at this time and look for their reward in heaven.
They do which is why they win in court every single time when some moron farmer tries to claim the seeds as his own when they aren`t.
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You're absulutly right as usual TA, we're probably in agreement overall. Lots of times though, these are merely neighboring farmers whose fields were unknowingly pollinated by Monsanto crop.
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They do which is why they win in court every single time when some moron farmer tries to claim the seeds as his own when they aren`t.
I'm refering to them labeling food with GMO ingredients. Monsanto seeks a higher calling then the neanderthal farmers and should proudly proclaim their products that contain GM foods. They should stand tall without fear of the public's reaction. Why do they hide? Truth should never hide.
Monsanto and you should read up on the great John C Calhoun. You'd both benefit from deepening your intellectual knowledge.
"The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism." - John C Calhoun.
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I'm refering to them labeling food with GMO ingredients. Monsanto seeks a higher calling then the neanderthal farmers and should proudly proclaim their products that contain GM foods. They should stand tall without fear of the public's reaction. Why do they hide? Truth should never hide.
Monsanto and you should read up on the great John C Calhoun. You'd both benefit from deepening your intellectual knowledge.
"The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism." - John C Calhoun.
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Their seeds are labeled clearly and they do proudly stand behind them which is why they want them protected. You are seeing a conspiracy where there is none.
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Not to mention that Bloomberg isn't dumb enough to use such language in a public place, at least not again...
agreed... his over-reaction was the giveaway. it woudl have been hilarious if it really happened, but in this day and age, with social media, most politicians are careful enough not to throw hissy fits.
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(http://thestudentchannel.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pizza_slice-60140003.jpg)
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Their seeds are labeled clearly and they do proudly stand behind them which is why they want them protected. You are seeing a conspiracy where there is none.
Either you want labels to display GMO ingredients OR you hate America.