Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for November 11, 2015
November 10, 2015
November 12, 2015
Transcript:
Moxie: Okay, Hamhock, we're gonna get revenge for being exploited! Hamhock: Revenge? On who? Moxie: Agri-Glut Foods! They're a giant company who denies their workers and livestock any dignity or respect! Hamhock: Okay, so what's the plan? Are we gonna write letters? Stage a boycott? Lobby Congress? Moxie: We're gonna find 'em and bash their heads in, of course! Hamhock: Ah, the diplomatic approach...
knight1192a about 9 years ago
Probably get more done than lobbying Congress.
fishbulb239 about 9 years ago
Yes, but it’s Agri-Glut’s (Monsanto and their ilk) lobbyists who rule Washington, not the commoners’ lobbyists. Hence farm bills that heavily subsidize big ag and crops that have marginal nutritional benefit, and laws that exempt ag from standards that impact any other industry.
knight1192a about 9 years ago
Which is clearly why lobbying Congress wouldn’t get anything done. Lobbyist keep it from happening.