http://civileats.com/2009/01/09/working-together-in-the-new-adminstration/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://civileats.com/2009/01/09/working-together-in-the-new-adminstration/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Obama Foodoram Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:14:13 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=1517#comment-1591 Another point to consider is the implications all of these appointments have for other countries. How has the US in the past been responsible for driving smaller countries into food insecurity? How have we sat by while local and indigenous peoples have fought for food soveignty, but were unable to achieve it because US biotech interests were controlling their lands? Neither Vilsack nor Chu seem like the type of people who are going to consider the global impact of their policy decisions in an ethical, just way. And as for pharmaceuticals and insurance industries--the US is at the mercy of foreign creditors on that one...partucularly China, which produces about 80% of generic drugs, and which holds 1 trillion dollars of our debt. So while we produce food insecurity for much of the rest of the world, we get health insecurity at home. Does it even out? Another point to consider is the implications all of these appointments have for other countries. How has the US in the past been responsible for driving smaller countries into food insecurity? How have we sat by while local and indigenous peoples have fought for food soveignty, but were unable to achieve it because US biotech interests were controlling their lands? Neither Vilsack nor Chu seem like the type of people who are going to consider the global impact of their policy decisions in an ethical, just way. And as for pharmaceuticals and insurance industries–the US is at the mercy of foreign creditors on that one…partucularly China, which produces about 80% of generic drugs, and which holds 1 trillion dollars of our debt. So while we produce food insecurity for much of the rest of the world, we get health insecurity at home. Does it even out?

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