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Millions Against Monsanto: The Food Fight of Our Lives

“If you put a label on genetically engineered food you might as well put a skull and crossbones on it.” — Norman Braksick, president of Asgrow Seed Co., a subsidiary of Monsanto, quoted in the Kansas City Star, March 7, 1994

“Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is the FDAs job.” — Phil Angell, Monsantos director of corporate communications, quoted in the New York Times, October 25, 1998

via Millions Against Monsanto: The Food Fight of Our Lives.

Merrill Lynch IRA finally transfers!

Hallelujuah!  I’ve been trying since late October to transfer my IRA away from the “too big to fail” Merrill Lynch, owned by the about-to-fail Bank of America.  Any company that’s “too big to fail” probably will.  That, or they’ll just keep my money and not let me have access to it until they’re solvent again … if/when that happens.  No, I don’t trust large corporations.  Can you tell?  :)

I’m fairly sure all of the delays were intentional.  But now, finally, the funds are in my credit union account.