It has been a few weeks since I last posted. I was reminded today though that it is important to keep a vigilant eye on what is happening in Washington.
I was enlightened on an issue that is being put to a vote just after Thanksgiving, Bill S.510, which is marketed as a way to allow the FDA to be able to protect us from tainted food getting into the food distribution systems = FDA Food Safety Modernization Act S.510.
I looked up info on a few sites:
http://www.govtrack.us/
http://thomas.loc.gov/
There would be additional regulation put in place to control the distribution and storage of food products. The part that concerns me and many others is that there is nothing in the bill to exclude backyard gardens, small farms, that might produce for your local farmers markets. Personally I like going to the really nice local farmers market we have here in our town, and I like that if my home garden really took off with tomatoes or maybe zucchini I could give them away to my neighbors without being in violation to the FDA or the Dept of Homeland Security.
Please make your voice known to your senator as soon as you can. This Bill would definitely increase the cost to produce farm fresh products, and add more time to the process of inspection and regulation.
I do not want to have my food prices increase substantially, I am also very, very fond of my local farms and the produce that I can purchase from them. I understand the risks, but I have the opportunity to go and check out the farm and their practices. I would like to have the ability to buy locally, without big brother looking over my shoulder. I would also like to share the bounty of my home garden with my neighbors.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Finally
Well, here we are on Nov 2nd and as the dust settles on who will take "control" of political power in Washington, or in the states with the gubernatorial races going on... I find it surprisingly peaceful to not be listening to the barrage of political campaigning on TV.
My wife and I were listening to the radio tonight while running an errand, and the host made the comment that even after all of the money that Meg Whitman (gubernatorial candidate for CA) put into trying to blast Jerry Brown in all of the negative ads, that she will still lose. He then said maybe people should look at campaign reform, and think about whether it makes sense to spend so much on TV and Radio ads. Applause, applause, applause!! DUH!!!
Well, I still go back to my idea of letting the candidates raise money, and then only are allowed to spend about what the average American makes in a year. Give them each equal time on the TV and the Radio in debates that are covered by the media, and then use the rest of the money to start putting in place things that will actually create jobs, or help our beleaguered public schools, or anyone of many issues that face Americans at the National, State, or City level. Show us how you will actually get things going and what answers you have to the problems we face. Show us that you do have the ability to make things better. Don't just say it, do it!! Don't just tell us you have answers, explain the solutions you have and show us that they work, by putting their ideas into working models that we can see.
Do that, and then let us choose who really is making headway, who is really able to get the job done, who really cares and can create real successful solutions!!
Have a great night!
My wife and I were listening to the radio tonight while running an errand, and the host made the comment that even after all of the money that Meg Whitman (gubernatorial candidate for CA) put into trying to blast Jerry Brown in all of the negative ads, that she will still lose. He then said maybe people should look at campaign reform, and think about whether it makes sense to spend so much on TV and Radio ads. Applause, applause, applause!! DUH!!!
Well, I still go back to my idea of letting the candidates raise money, and then only are allowed to spend about what the average American makes in a year. Give them each equal time on the TV and the Radio in debates that are covered by the media, and then use the rest of the money to start putting in place things that will actually create jobs, or help our beleaguered public schools, or anyone of many issues that face Americans at the National, State, or City level. Show us how you will actually get things going and what answers you have to the problems we face. Show us that you do have the ability to make things better. Don't just say it, do it!! Don't just tell us you have answers, explain the solutions you have and show us that they work, by putting their ideas into working models that we can see.
Do that, and then let us choose who really is making headway, who is really able to get the job done, who really cares and can create real successful solutions!!
Have a great night!
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