Genius at work?

[wserra]

Well, being anonymous with a Kazakhstani IP address ... Kazakhstan is lovely this time of year

Borat. I knew it.

[silversopp]

I believe there is a fine, yet important line, between advocating that something be regulated and advocating that the government is the only entity that can effectively regulate that item.

That the government regulates food quality does not mean that only the government could provide that service. There are many examples of the private sector effectively imposing regulations (Underwriters Laboratory for electronic devices). I could see a similiar company that inspects produce and puts its stamp of approval on food. Farmers would pay a bit extra to have their food inspected to get this stamp of approval because consumers would be more likely to buy approved food. The company would then have a financial interest in making sure that their regulations result in higher quality food. If that company frequently allows tainted food to get it's stamp of approval, consumers will start to avoid those products and consumer products approved by a competing inspection company.

Goverment regulation is not completely ineffective, but it's not the only solution out there. What bothers me about government regulation is that there is no real consequence for poor performance. I'd prefer to have my safety in the hands of those whose bottom line is on the line rather than those who won't suffer any consequence if I get e-coli. But the government is doing a good job. Our food supply is safe, and it gets safer every year. I may like to see a private solution here or there, but that's really low on the list of things I'd like to change about government. There's plenty of things that are outright broken to fix first.

[Nikki]

Almost every independent product testing and certification agency -- including Underwriters Laboratories, Consumers Union, and the Orthodox Union -- have had to go to court to block infringement (or at least close-enough infringement) on their logos and trademarks.

Although some of these companies are reputable, thorough, and reliable, there are many more who will certify anything for a fee.

This happened recently with one of the salmonella outbreaks where the food processor didn't like the negative reports they were getting from one lab, so they changed to another -- with lower standards -- to get certified.

Along a similar line, consider the recommendations made by many financial analysts in the recent past.

[Harvester]

Was a bit off with my earlier prediction. Germany returns to the Deutschmark (DM2) officially on January 1, 2011.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum ... 087012/pg1

[Arthur Rubin]

(We need a :BS smiley)

[Demosthenes]

Was a bit off with my earlier prediction. Germany returns to the Deutschmark (DM2) officially on January 1, 2011.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum ... 087012/pg1

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/marketjunk ... 05/14/218/

[Imalawman]

Was a bit off with my earlier prediction. Germany returns to the Deutschmark (DM2) officially on January 1, 2011.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum ... 087012/pg1

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/marketjunk ... 05/14/218/

Link correct? I'm getting nothing....

[Demosthenes]

http://tinyurl.com/3an2zc4

[Pottapaug1938]

"Mr. Agricultural" would probably see a story on The Onion and fall for it.

[LPC]

Was a bit off with my earlier prediction. Germany returns to the Deutschmark (DM2) officially on January 1, 2011.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum ... 087012/pg1

That's a website with links to what I have described as "some of the strangest s**t ever to have sunk to the bottom of the Internet" in my posting on one-time lawyer Steffan M. Bertsch.

My prediction is that Germany returns to the Deutschmark simultaneously with the announcement that the NESARA is finally declared to be legally enforceable. See here and here for proof.

[grixit]

Oh, that explains it. Those ginormendous amounts of money that NESRA promises are not dollars at all-- they're deutschmarks.


... Weimar deutschmarks.

[Gregg]

GLP is the place for stuff too wierd for Coast to Coast Am with George Noory. (which is itself a place that got too wierd for it's founder, Art Bell)