Pico Rico wrote:
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> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Pico Rico wrote:
> >>
> >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> >> news
> >> > On Wed, 1 May 2013 09:27:37 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:43:03 -0800, Judy Haffner wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Of the 257 samples of ground turkey tested, more than half were
> >> >>>> found
> >> >>>> to
> >> >>>> be positive for fecal bacteria and overall, 90 percent were
> >> >>>> contaminated
> >> >>>> with one or more types of disease-causing organisms, many of which
> >> >>>> proved resistant to one or more common antibiotics, Consumer Reports
> >> >>>> found.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Once the USDA gets wind of this, they will no doubt crack down on
> >> >>> these dirty turkey farms and make our food supply safe for
> >> >>> consumption. Just as they are doing with chicken.
> >> >>
> >> >> No they won't. We can't afford food inspection. We're broke.
> >> >
> >> > The processors/manufacturers should be paying for the inspector(s).
> >> > But the Big Meat lobby has made sure that nobody has ever proposed
> >> > such a simple plan.
> >> >
> >>
> >> there is nothing wrong with that idea, but of course those costs would
> >> get
> >> passed on to the consumer.
> >
> > News flash - The consumer who purchases a product will pay for all costs
> > associated with it's production, distribution and retailing. Whether
> > those costs are taken via taxes or via corporate taxes or regulations,
> > the consumer will and rightfully should pay for the costs associated
> > with what they purchase.
>
> actually, if they are paid by taxes out of the general fund, it may not be
> the consumer who is bearing the brunt. But it should be - we have too much
> of a mish mash in government funding.
Ultimately it is. A person may not eat meat, and thus think their tax
dollars shouldn't pay for meat inspection, however invariable they will
utilize something else that consumes tax dollars that someone who eats
meat doesn't so it all averages out. It would be nice to see such a fine
accounting of tax dollars spent, but ultimately it would just be
interesting in showing how the averages all balance out.