There are some who call for more government in the life of the average person. Government isn't as bad as business people. It looks out for the little guy, protects the defensless, and takes care of the needy. Yeah, right. Here is a book about big government in China and the wonders of government oversite of business...
http://biggovernment.com/cstreet/2011/07/31/review-death-by-china-confronting-the-dragon/
From the article on the new book:
he first chapter of the book is a grim expose on the dangers of Chinese food exports. The reader is taken for a stroll down the modern isles of America’s super markets; where Chinese imports increasingly dominated display shelves. Perhaps some nice seafood grown in the raging chemical stew of the Yangtze’s river would be an attractive offering for your family tonight. Don’t worry about the fish and shrimp dying from the world’s most bacteria infested waters; the Chinese simply pour massive amounts of banned antibiotics in the water to prevent that nasty dis-colorization of diseases. The same quality control mentality often holds for China’s market share dominance in such staples as white meat chicken, apple juice, garlic, canned pears, honey and a myriad of other basic foods.
you learn that Chinese communist drug makers now produce 70% of the world’s penicillin, 50% of its aspirin, and 33% of its Tylenol you may have ingested. The Dragon’s drug makers have also captured much of the world market in antibiotics, enzymes, primary amino acids, and vitamins. China has even cornered the world market for vitamin C—with 90% of market share. Oh by the way; China now plays a dominant role in the production of vitamins A, B12, and E, besides many of the raw ingredients that go into multivitamins.
As the authors report: “These statistics should disturb all of us for one simple reason: Far too much of what China is flooding our grocery stores and drug emporia with is pure poison. That’s why Chinese foods and drugs always rank #1 of those flagged down at the border or recalled by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority.”
The book details how the Chinese Communists Party seeks to achieve economic imperialism through its “eight pillars”: 1. An elaborate web of illegal export subsidies; 2. A cleverly manipulated and grossly undervalued currency; 3. The blatant counterfeiting, piracy, and outright theft of America’s intellectual property treasures; 4. Engaging in massive environmental damage; 5. Ultra-lax worker health and safety standards; 6. Unlawful import tariffs and quotas; 7. Predatory pricing and practices to push foreign rivals out of key resource markets and then gouge consumers with monopoly pricing; and 8. “Great Walls of Protectionism”—to keep all foreign competitors from setting up shop in China.
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IF ONLY OUR GOVERNMENT HAD THAT MUCH CONTROL OVER EVIL BUSINESS PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY.
http://biggovernment.com/cstreet/2011/07/31/review-death-by-china-confronting-the-dragon/
From the article on the new book:
he first chapter of the book is a grim expose on the dangers of Chinese food exports. The reader is taken for a stroll down the modern isles of America’s super markets; where Chinese imports increasingly dominated display shelves. Perhaps some nice seafood grown in the raging chemical stew of the Yangtze’s river would be an attractive offering for your family tonight. Don’t worry about the fish and shrimp dying from the world’s most bacteria infested waters; the Chinese simply pour massive amounts of banned antibiotics in the water to prevent that nasty dis-colorization of diseases. The same quality control mentality often holds for China’s market share dominance in such staples as white meat chicken, apple juice, garlic, canned pears, honey and a myriad of other basic foods.
you learn that Chinese communist drug makers now produce 70% of the world’s penicillin, 50% of its aspirin, and 33% of its Tylenol you may have ingested. The Dragon’s drug makers have also captured much of the world market in antibiotics, enzymes, primary amino acids, and vitamins. China has even cornered the world market for vitamin C—with 90% of market share. Oh by the way; China now plays a dominant role in the production of vitamins A, B12, and E, besides many of the raw ingredients that go into multivitamins.
As the authors report: “These statistics should disturb all of us for one simple reason: Far too much of what China is flooding our grocery stores and drug emporia with is pure poison. That’s why Chinese foods and drugs always rank #1 of those flagged down at the border or recalled by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Food Safety Authority.”
The book details how the Chinese Communists Party seeks to achieve economic imperialism through its “eight pillars”: 1. An elaborate web of illegal export subsidies; 2. A cleverly manipulated and grossly undervalued currency; 3. The blatant counterfeiting, piracy, and outright theft of America’s intellectual property treasures; 4. Engaging in massive environmental damage; 5. Ultra-lax worker health and safety standards; 6. Unlawful import tariffs and quotas; 7. Predatory pricing and practices to push foreign rivals out of key resource markets and then gouge consumers with monopoly pricing; and 8. “Great Walls of Protectionism”—to keep all foreign competitors from setting up shop in China.
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IF ONLY OUR GOVERNMENT HAD THAT MUCH CONTROL OVER EVIL BUSINESS PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY.
