Bill Burgess wrote: > > Michael Pereleman noted that it is not blaming Americans to assert that > WTO regulations make it difficult to keep steroids and growth hormones out > of food in European countries. I'm not sure how this point connects to > NAFTA on Mexico. Should be oppose increasing access to out markets by all > countries whose health and safety regulations are less stringent than > our's (i.e. most of the world)? Are pesticides really the problem or is > capitalism the problem? > In California, we have been lucky to have passed legislation to protect ourselves from pesticides -- though these regulations are weak. There is also some fear that less regulated Mexican trucks can pose a danger on our roads. Why should we not have the right to pass such regulations in a city or state or country? Yes, capitalism is the problem, but biological processes cannot distinguish between capitalist poisons and those from other forms of society. The immediate problem is that capitalists use trade organizations to break down the protection via local control. ------ Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 916-898-5321 916-898-5901 fax
