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"Nobody but Monsanto benefits from Roundup Ready products" Not even the farmers who grow the seeds with Monsanto's traits? Thousands of Monsanto's happy custom
by shoyer 13y ago
"Nobody but Monsanto benefits from Roundup Ready products"
Not even the farmers who grow the seeds with Monsanto's traits? Thousands of Monsanto's happy customers would beg to differ. You benefit, too, because GM crops are cheaper to grow, so the products they end up in are also (marginally) cheaper.
You can certainly have a "rational debate" over the individual and societal costs of GM crops, but it is absurd to pretend that Monsanto is the only party that derives any benefit from their products. If that were true, nobody would buy them.
Disclaimer: I work for a Monsanto subsidiary.