From: Linda B (taxlady@iglide.net)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 01:17:18 MDT
On 27 Jun 2001, at 11:46, Brian D Williams wrote:
>
> >From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com>
>
> >I particularly liked:
>
> >>Many voters are rationally ignorant about the issues confronting
> >>them, because the return on acquiring the knowledge is so small.
> >>The interesting question is not why do people fail to vote, but
> >>why *do* they vote, given the tiny probability that they will
> >>affect the outcome.
>
> >I'd emphasize this. For example, my recent commentary on why
> >I'm against GMO food labels. If the anti-GMO individuals
> >actually *did* acquire sufficient molecular biology and medical
> >knowledge to *really* evaluate the labels, their ROI would
> >be *negative* because they would have to give up their cherished
> >ideas that "natural" is better!
>
>
> All GMO is not the same, "golden" rice is a completely different
> thing from "RoundUp" corn for example.
>
> Those of us who abhor paternalism will continue to insist:
>
> Label it or ban it.
>
Thank you for putting it so succinctly.
Ciao,
Linda B
>
> Brian
>
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