You are just regurgitating pap you read in some survey text or in Newsweek There are large tomes of research proving you wrong, including by socialists like Gabriel Kolko
Gabriel KolkoFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia *Gabriel Kolko* (born 1932) is a historian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historian> and author. Kolko received his Ph.D. from Harvard <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard> in 1962. Following graduation he taught at the University of Pennsylvania<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania> and at SUNY-Buffalo <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUNY-Buffalo>. He joined the York University <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_University> History Department in 1970 and is now an emeritus professor of history there. Kolko's research interests include American political history, the Progressive Era <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era>, and foreign policy in the twentieth century. Kolko was considered a leading historian of the early New Left<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Left>, joining William Appleman Williams<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Appleman_Williams> and James Weinstein <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Weinstein> in advancing the corporate liberalism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_liberalism> idea whereby the old Progressive historiography of the "interests" versus the "people" was reinterpreted as a collaboration of interests aiming towards stabilizing competition [Novick, 439]. According to Grob and Billias, "Kolko believed that large-scale units turned to government regulation precisely because of their inefficiency" and that the "Progressive movement - far from being antibusiness - was actually a movement that defined the general welfare in terms of the well-being of business" [Grob and Billias, 38]. Kolko, in particular, broke new ground with his critical history of theProgressive Era <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era>. He discovered that free enterprise and competition were vibrant and expanding during the first two decades of the twentieth century; meanwhile, corporations reacted to the free market by turning to government to protect their inherent inefficiency from the discipline of market conditions. This behavior is known as corporatism <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatism>, but Kolko dubbed it "political capitalism." Kolko's thesis "that businessmen favored government regulation because they feared competition and desired to forge a government-business coalition" is one that is echoed by many observers today [Grob and Billias, 39]. Former Harvard professor Paul H. Weaver<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_H._Weaver&action=edit&redlink=1> uncovered the same inefficient and bureaucratic behavior from corporations during his stint atFord Motor Corporation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Corporation> (see Weaver's *The Suicidal Corporation* [1988]). On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Hollywood <[email protected]>wrote: > > Bruce, > > Nonsense, you are totally ignoring facts of human nature. Under > regulation is as bad as over regulation. A look at any history book > will prove that. Unregulated or under regulated business is simply > organized looting. > > On Aug 19, 11:59 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's actually precisely the opposite of the truth > > Only when a field of production,from education to agriculture,is taxed, > > subsidized,licensed etc does it become shoddy and a non-competitive > cartel > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:56 PM, "Lone Wolf" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Every industry from health-care, education, telecommunications, energy > > > and transport are in a state of total dysfunction once they were > > > transformed from utilities to serve social need, to instruments for > > > extracting profit for private greed. > > > > > On Aug 20, 2:45 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Your question seems to betray a complete inability to think > > > > Private markets produce everything better than government, from shoes > to > > > > aspirin. > > > > > > Vaccines are heavily regulated and the government decides which ones > > > shall > > > > be made and who shall get them,and it once again has fucked it up by > its > > > own > > > > metrics > > > > > > Vaccine Production Is Horribly Outdated. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It. > > > > > > The traditional method of growing vaccines in chicken eggs may be too > > > slow > > > > and inefficient to protect the U.S. > > > > by Allison Bond > > > > > > published online July 27, 2009 > > > > > > Yahoo! Buzz< > > >http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=discover_maga7&guid=http%3A%2.. > .> > > > > ShareThis <javascript:void(0)>[image: > > > > Email]< > > >http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-vaccine-production-horrib.. > > > .>[image: > > > > Print]< > > >http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-vaccine-production-horrib.. > > > .>[image: > > > > Rss] <http://discovermagazine.com/topics/health-medicine/rss.xml > >[image: > > > > Increase - Decrease Font Size] > <javascript:mySetActiveStyleSheet('Small > > > > Text',1);>[image: Increase - Decrease Font > > > > Size]<javascript:mySetActiveStyleSheet('',1);>[image: > > > > Increase - Decrease Font Size] > <javascript:mySetActiveStyleSheet('Large > > > > Text', 1);> > > > > > > Current vaccine production methods > > > > > > Image: iStockphoto > > > > > > From the day it was first > > > > reported<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm58d0430a2.htm> > in > > > > Mexico, swine flu took less than four months to become a > > > full-fledgedworldwide > > > > pandemic< > > >http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/10/swine-flu-to-be-.. > .>. > > > > So what’s the most effective way to stop the virus from infecting > most of > > > > the globe? Widespread vaccination—which is why U.S. health officials > are > > > > debating a nationwide swine flu vaccination > > > > program< > > >http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/10/how-the-federal-.. > .> > > > > that > > > > would mandate the creation of 600 million immunizations, more than > five > > > > times the 115 million vaccines administered each > > > > year<http://http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31571476/ns/health-swine_flu/ > > > > > > to > > > > battle the seasonal flu. > > > > > > Because of the flu virus’s notorious ability to mutate, a large-scale > > > > immunization program would require manufacturers to quickly produce > vast > > > > quantities of vaccine. > > > > > > Unfortunately for all of us, it’s unlikely that current vaccine > > > production > > > > methods< > > >http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/04/28/as-swine-flu-spr.. > > > .>—which > > > > have been in use for more than half a century—could produce the > quantity > > > of > > > > vaccine that would be necessary in an emergency. Today’s vaccine > > > production > > > > is so slow, costly, and inefficient that the U.S. Department of > Health > > > and > > > > Human Services allotted $1 billion in > > > > 2006< > > >http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2006/05/sec-06050.. > .> > > > > toward > > > > the development of new techniques. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > advertisement | article continues below > > > > [image: Click here!]< > > >http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/388e/0/0/%2a/o;216740984;0-0;0;1.. > .> > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > With the first trials for a swine flu > > > > vaccine< > > >http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/07/24/swine-flu-vaccin.. > .> > > > > currently > > > > underway in Australia, the question of how to produce huge quantities > of > > > > vaccine quickly has never been more pressing. In particular, three > new > > > > techniques under development could be the answer should another > pandemic > > > > occur. > > > > > > Vaccines work by exposing the body to particles called antigens, > which > > > > trigger an immune response. In most modern vaccines, antigens come in > the > > > > form of bits of deactivated virus. When the body senses these > particles, > > > it > > > > kick-starts specialized immune defenses, including the production of > > > immune > > > > cells known as lymphocytes, which learn to recognize and attack viral > > > DNA. > > > > Once the body eliminates the invaders, it stores a "memory" of that > > > > particular invader for years, guarding against future infections. > > > > > > The traditional way to produce vaccines involves injecting live > viruses > > > into > > > > a fertilized chicken egg, then letting the egg incubate and become > > > infected > > > > with the virus. Afterwards, the liquid inside the egg is removed and > > > mixed > > > > with an embalming fluid called formalin. It renders the virus > incapable > > > of > > > > causing an infection but still provokes the immune response that will > > > > protect vaccine recipients against future infections. Not all > vaccines > > > are > > > > produced using the same antiquated system; for example, the HPV > vaccine > > > > known as Gardasil, which was approved by the FDA in 2006, is made in > > > yeast > > > > cells. But flu vaccines are still produced within eggs. > > > > > > Unfortunately, this process is fraught with problems: It’s slow (the > eggs > > > > typically need to incubate for about half a year), inefficient (on > > > average, > > > > it takes one to two > > > > eggs< > http://www.scribd.com/doc/7010590/Flu-Vaccine-Eggs-and-CellCultures > > > > > > to > > > > yield a single dose of vaccine), and unreliable: Not only can the > eggs > > > > spoil, but they may also produce the virus at varying rates. As a > result, > > > > the serum they yield may be too weak or impure to provide immunity > with > > > the > > > > lowest possible incidence of side effects. > > > > > > For these reasons, scientists are working on new methods to combat > these > > > > problems. Of course, often the new methods present problems of their > own, > > > > which the researchers must iron out before the techniques become > ready > > > for > > > > wide-scale production. > > > > > > *You Can't Have Dessert Till You Eat Your Vaccines* > > > > One technique involves genetically modifying edible plants to produce > > > > vaccine antigens. Scientists have already developed a potato that > boosts > > > > immunity against Hepatitis B, and are working on vaccine-producing > > > > peanuts< > > >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4X-4W0XB6.. > .> > > > > .Rakesh Tuli <http://www.nbri-lko.org/>, of India’s National > Botanical > > > > Research Institute in Lucknow, is developing antigen-spiked nuts to > > > protect > > > > against cholera and rabies. He says that because the nut crop is high > in > > > > protein, it produces vaccine antigens more efficiently than does a > leafy > > > > plant. In fact, his analysis indicates that a football-sized field > plot > > > > could yield 450 million doses of vaccine. “Two acres of land is > enough to > > > > vaccinate a population the size of India,” Tuli says. > > > > > > Unfortunately, although these plants show promise, it’s questionable > > > whether > > > > these edible vaccines will ever be mass-produced for flu or any other > > > > disease. The technique remains highly controversial among > > > environmentalists, > > > > despite the enthusiasm of researchers like Tuli. “In the last few > years, > > > > we’ve decided that it’s probably not a good idea to produce > [vaccines] in > > > > food products,” says Hugh Mason< > > >http://sols.asu.edu/people/faculty/hmason.php>, > > > > an Arizona State University vaccine researcher who helped develop the > > > first > > > > edible vaccine. “No matter how careful you are, even if you establish > > > > regulations, there’s always a chance that someone would not follow > the > > > > guidelines,” thereby contaminating wild plants or food crops with > > > > genetically engineered ones, he explains. If modified plants escape > into > > > the > > > > natural environment, they could contaminate water supplies, > irreversibly > > > > alter wild species, or even enter the human food chain, which nearly > > > > happened in 2002< > > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2002/dec/24/food.research> > > > > . > > > > > > There’s also the matter of antigen regulation. Because many of these > > > > genetically modified vaccines are meant to be eaten, it can be > difficult > > > to > > > > regulate exactly how much antigen a half-cup of potato or a handful > of > > > > peanuts delivers. “Ultimately, an edible vaccine might lose its > antigenic > > > > activity,” Mason says. > > > > > > Still, some scientists maintain their faith in plant-produced > vaccines, > > > > saying that the plants could be grown in a greenhouse to make sure > > > modified > > > > plant material remains separate from wildlife. “We are talking about > > > > isolated, protected cultivation to make sure that vaccine plants will > not > > > > get mixed up with non-vaccine plants,” says Tuli, who believes the > cost > > > of > > > > an acre-large greenhouse would be small compared to the efficiency > and > > > > savings of the new method. > > > > next page » < > > >http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-vaccine-production-horrib.. > .> > > > > [1] 2< > > >http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/27-vaccine-production-horrib.. > .> > > > > Related Articles > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:39 PM, SgtUSMC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > How many units of vaccine has the civilian medical industry > produced? > > > > > > > On Aug 18, 8:12 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > So the government bureaucrats we are supposed to let nationalize > and > > > > > > centrally plan the medical industry have failed (again) to > produce > > > and > > > > > > deliver the number of units of > > > > ... > > > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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