I regret to remind us that since 1991, the "public benefits test" for
chartering corporations has ceased to exist.  Congress struck it from the
US Code, agreeing with Milton Friedman and the so-called "Chicago School"
of laissez-faire economists, declared that the sole benefit of business
incorporation is to maximize profits and return on investments.

BW


On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 3:37 PM, l <
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>  Let us not forget that corporations are granted charters for the purpose
> of serving a public need. Corporations like Dow and Monsanto, with their
> records of bad behavior, deserve to have their charters revoked, so that
> they can be reorganized on an ethical basis.--Tom
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurel Hopwood <[log in to unmask]>
> To: CONS-SPST-BIOTECH-FORUM <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, May 9, 2014 12:42 pm
> Subject: ACTION: Stop Dow's Agent Orange crops!!
>
>  http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?acti
> on_KEY=12645
> Tell EPA, USDA and President Obama to Stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange"
> Crops
>  The EPA has just opened a public comment period on the approval of the
> use of toxic 2,4-D specifically for Dow's GE corn and soybeans. EPA is
> timing their approval process with that of USDA, with both agencies
> proposing approval of the Dow Agent Orange, GE crop system.
>
> Dow Chemical, the same company that brought us Dursban, Napalm, and Agent
> Orange, is now in the food business and is pushing for an unprecedented
> government approval:  genetically engineered (GE) versions of corn,
> soybeans and cotton that are designed to survive repeated dousing with
> 2,4-D, half of the highly toxic chemical mixture Agent Orange.
>
> Agent Orange was the chemical defoliant used by the U.S. in Vietnam, and
> it caused lasting environmental damage as well as many serious medical
> conditions in both American veterans and the Vietnamese.
>
> Tell EPA, USDA, and President Obama to stop Dow Chemical's "Agent Orange"
> crops!
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