On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:03:05 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 31/10/2010 12:47 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2010-10-31, > wrote:
>>
>>> For good work to meat ratio when dealing with crustaceans, my personal
>>> preference is Shrimp!
>>
>> Unfortunately, they are one of the most environmetally destructive
>> seafoods to farm. The shrimp farms in Thailand, alone, are wreaking
>> irreversable havoc on Southeast Asia's coastal wetlands. You're also
>> eating mucho chemicals and antibiotics, the garbage required to raise
>> millions of shrimp in overstressed farm operations.
>
> Welcome to a world without trade barriers. We can afford to buy shrimp
> more these days because farmed shrimp is so much cheaper than wild
> caught. Even better, it is cultivated in places where wages are cheap so
> there is less labour overhead and environmental protection laws?
> ... Pfft. No such thing there.

it's a libertarian paradise!

your pal,
blake