"Public Safety" Is Really Just about Government Favors for Special Interests
Apr 5, 2017 05:48:53 #
If you dispute this statement, I offer you two recent examples to illustrate my point.
"In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter - a line of butter produced in Ireland - is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports:
Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled Kerrygold was not compliant. Their problem with Kerrygold’s products was that the cattle who produce the milk for the cheese and butter are grass fed, something the panel ruled was against state law.
Any shopkeepers who continue to stock the brand face a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail — something that has enraged consumers." http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-04/3-lessons-learned-wisconsins-war-foreign-butter
As a second example, I offer the recent negative vote of Corey Booker (D-NJ) on a an amendment that would lower drug prices for Americans, "Progressives in the Democratic Party are outraged after 13 Democrats voted against an amendment that would have allowed Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, saying it’s a sign that Big Pharma has too much power in the party." http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/pharma-booker-canada
This vote occurred even thought "A Kaiser Family Foundation poll from last September found that 71 percent supported importation of medicines from Canada."
In a statement to the media after the vote, Booker’s office said he supports the importation of prescription drugs but that “any plan to allow the importation of prescription medications should also include consumer protections that ensure foreign drugs meet American safety standards. I opposed an amendment put forward last night that didn’t meet this test.”
What Booker did not share with the media is the following information: "As MapLight data shows, Booker has received more pharmaceutical manufacturing cash over the past six years than any other Democratic senator: $267,338. In addition, significant numbers of pharmaceutical and biotech firms reside in Booker’s home state of New Jersey. Other Democrats receiving six-figure donations from the industry, like Casey, Patty Murray, and Michael Bennet, opposed the amendment." https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/cory-booker-joins-senate-republicans-to-kill-measure-to-import-cheaper-medicine-from-canada/
So, if you really believe that butter from "grass fed cows", or less expensive drugs imported from a Canadian pharmacy are for your public safety, ..... then I've got a bridge to sell you!
Examine very carefully the next time you hear a politician use "public safety" as a rational for any new law or piece of legislation that infringes on your freedom or consumer purchasing decision.
"In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter - a line of butter produced in Ireland - is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports:
Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled Kerrygold was not compliant. Their problem with Kerrygold’s products was that the cattle who produce the milk for the cheese and butter are grass fed, something the panel ruled was against state law.
Any shopkeepers who continue to stock the brand face a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail — something that has enraged consumers." http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-04/3-lessons-learned-wisconsins-war-foreign-butter
As a second example, I offer the recent negative vote of Corey Booker (D-NJ) on a an amendment that would lower drug prices for Americans, "Progressives in the Democratic Party are outraged after 13 Democrats voted against an amendment that would have allowed Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, saying it’s a sign that Big Pharma has too much power in the party." http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/pharma-booker-canada
This vote occurred even thought "A Kaiser Family Foundation poll from last September found that 71 percent supported importation of medicines from Canada."
In a statement to the media after the vote, Booker’s office said he supports the importation of prescription drugs but that “any plan to allow the importation of prescription medications should also include consumer protections that ensure foreign drugs meet American safety standards. I opposed an amendment put forward last night that didn’t meet this test.”
What Booker did not share with the media is the following information: "As MapLight data shows, Booker has received more pharmaceutical manufacturing cash over the past six years than any other Democratic senator: $267,338. In addition, significant numbers of pharmaceutical and biotech firms reside in Booker’s home state of New Jersey. Other Democrats receiving six-figure donations from the industry, like Casey, Patty Murray, and Michael Bennet, opposed the amendment." https://theintercept.com/2017/01/12/cory-booker-joins-senate-republicans-to-kill-measure-to-import-cheaper-medicine-from-canada/
So, if you really believe that butter from "grass fed cows", or less expensive drugs imported from a Canadian pharmacy are for your public safety, ..... then I've got a bridge to sell you!
Examine very carefully the next time you hear a politician use "public safety" as a rational for any new law or piece of legislation that infringes on your freedom or consumer purchasing decision.
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