Food Inc. Articles

Fields of Poison
I think that this is just another case of government regulation failure. Again the government doesn't want to bother with worker safety just as long as we get food on the table and they get the gratitude of the employer. I think though that workers too could go out and learn about pesticide poisoning on their own instead of sitting on their hands and maybe should ask if the field is under no entry or whatnot. Its not just the employer its the worker as well. In fact, its the whole business that needs revamping.

The Financial Crisis and World Hunger
I think that the microloans would work in poorer countries where less is way more than it is in the US. Its a good idea and its neat that most all people loaning money are women. I think that we will never solve world hunger. There will always be someone. Also, with small farms slipping from the world market why not just go local. Sell to your neighbors and feed yourself. People had victory gardens back in the day why not on a larger scale?

The Scope of the World Food Crisis
As poverty and hunger mainly occur in rural areas, why don't they come to the city? Become freegans or something. I don't think that taking care of people for their whole lives is the way to go. We can't supply food to people for free. I really don't think that the large companies are at fault here. If they had bad droughts they have to make up for the profit loss. It makes sense to charge more.

Cheap Food: Workers Pay the Price
I don't get it. We exploit workers for cheap food and they say the price is too high? Again with the regulations. This is also government regulation failure. They are required by law to enforce the laws of this country but they don't. The president is suing a state for enforcing federal law something he is legally supposed to enforce. How can you criticize a state for protecting itself when its not being enforced by larger government? But while the government is at fault these companies are also at fault for not obeying the law. Workers are at fault too. If they are illegal they shouldn't be here. I can't stand it.

I would support the microloans seeing as how so little money could make a difference. Especially because they are loaned to women. Women can finally get a leg up in third world countries. I chose this because its not all doom and gloom and the people who are getting these loans are proactive. They take the loans for a reason.