Washington state: 'Living wage' measure leads, GMO labeling trails

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1. If anyone wants a lesson in what corporate money can do to an election result, take a look at this

522 fight. I can't remember the last time I saw such a flood of opposition against something - Monsanto and others poured money into that like they were the Fed handing it to banks. They got farmers (who, frankly, if they really are farming, stand as good a chance as the next person of having their ass sued off by Monsanto over GMO crops, whether they plant them or not, or having their plants replaced by those seeds whether they want them to be or not as anyone) to put signs up in front of their "business" proclaiming "NO on I522", constant radio ads, phone call to people's homes, (got two the night before the election).

Not only that, but the little criminals got sued by the state. Apparently they needed to hide what they were doing, and violated state law about disclosing contributions. Sneaky little scumbags.

If their cause was so noble, I wonder why they needed to violate the law to fight it? One would think they would be proud to be on the right side.

One should note, the election was not about whether GMO is safe or not, or even if such crops are grown and sold or not. It was about whether someone who sells you food should have to put a better description on the label, or on a menu. As noted above, there really isn't much substantiated evidence GM crops are indeed harmful to human health, so far, but there is a distinct problem in the lack of biodiversity (and as one who plants various strains of garlic to encourage that, and also prefers heirloom to most varieties, that is a personal concern) which they encourage. And, perhaps more importantly, one should also consider the simple fact that these allow a single corporation to control the food your family can even buy, pushing out other crops, and profiting from every single meal you have.

That's a lot of freedom you give away, with not a lot of benefit, except to those who profit at the top of the food chain.

Frankly, I would always take a position opposite Monsanto's wishes - then again, I never would like being one of the three fifths of a person on their plantation, always subordinate to the personhood of the corporation, which is how I see their supporters. But that's just me.