Money and morality

Monsanto again makes the news this week with the release of Forbes Magazine declaring Monsanto the company of the year. The criteria for such an award obviously has no relevance to public or environmental responsibility, but must rather be based on the blind pursuit of money and power. I need to do some more research, but seeing how Monsanto controls most of the corn production and almost all the soybean and sugar production in the U.S., I fail to see how they are not yet a monopoly or very close to one. In the end it all boils down to money and morality, if you've got the money, you can buy someones morality...i.e. the federal govt. (not that they have much left). If you want to change a company, the best way to do it is to hit them in the pocketbook. For Monsanto that means a few things. First, write your local senators and representatives and plead for them to repeal the law that allows companies like Monsanto to copyright living organisms. This will give smaller farmers the ability to both stay in business and choose different seed options, which in turn will help develop new seed companies with better business practices. Second, demand wholesome food from the super market instead of the genetically processed foods we have become accustomed to eating. Monsanto makes a killing because nearly everything we Americans eat contains their corn, soy, or sugar product. So stick to the outside of the grocery store and demand more fresh produce and grass fed beef. If we demand it, someone will provide it, and that someone is likely to be a local farmer with more respect for his land and his product. Third, spread the word. Even though the press is out there, many people are entirely unaware of this hijacking of our food industry. Mainstream media doesn't pay too much attention to it and the government is not likely to listen to the very few telling them to change laws and practices. It's going to take a grass roots movement to change the way these companies do business so that we can eat healthier for less money and protect our environment as well as our fellow Americans. For ease of use I've included a video with a pretty lady in hopes that everyone will pay attention to what she's actually saying! For the article about the Forbes nomination click here Blind Health: Forbes Magazine Declares Monsanto Company of the Year