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Fine, then don't buy them. But don't be a hypocrite and restrict their access from others who may be too poor to buy organic.
by pvnick 13y ago
Fine, then don't buy them. But don't be a hypocrite and restrict their access from others who may be too poor to buy organic.
- jussij 13y ago> Fine, then don't buy them If they have a monopoly you no longer have that choice. The 'big four' biotech seed companies—Monsanto, DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred, Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences own 80% of the US corn market and 70% of the soybean business. They are looking to achieve similar results in the rest of thw world. The US government went after Microsoft because it was seen as a monopoly in the PC market. Why doesn't the US government step in to stop this GOM monopoly?
- spc476 13y agoThe US government has always realized that monopolies can come to be "naturally" (that is, through normal market forces) in an industry. The US government over goes after a monopolist when they attempt to enter or influence a different market by exploiting their monopoly. The US government didn't go against Standard Oil because they owned 90% of the refineries in the US, they went after Standard Oil because Standard Oil was using their 90% oil refinery market share to control the rail shipping industry. The US government didn't go against Microsoft because they owned 90% of the PC operating system market, they went after Microsoft because Microsoft was using their 90% operating system market to control the web browser market (along with some other sub-computer markets). Why isn't the US government going against Monsanto (for instance?) Because they aren't trying to gain control of another industry outside agriculture (or better lobbyists, take your pick).