This bill, last May, started moving forward - then tabled and now a threat. If it passes, as is, local Farmer’s Markets will be illegal, growing your own vegetables and giving them away will be subject to fines. Even growing your own produce and eating it will not be approved.
Bigger government - I am seeing it all over. We have many in church who bring an over abundance of produce to the building on Sundays and make it available to those who come through the doors. If this bill passes the government will have to come and stop us because we will not cease from this expression of love in our fellowship.
How did this bill get traction? How does it continue to proceed?
Big AgriBusiness wants it and they are heavy contributors to both sides.
Plus, the bill has been moving “under the radar” which tax cuts, earmarks, Wikileaks, and the rest have been headline news.
George Soros & big Agri-business, which has deep pockets for lobbying.
Soros bought over 897,000 shares last week of Monsanto, before the vote on this bill.
In the day following the vote, Soros made over $8 million in the rise of the stock of Monsanto