| The organic farmers are angry that Monsantos | | | | and quarterly objectives, shareholders value and |
| terminator GM seeds will prevent the farmers from | | | | increased earnings per share. Now then remember if |
| saving seeds from their harvest for next years crops | | | | the farmers or corporate farmers do not wish to |
| and that Monsanto wishes to put them out of | | | | buy the terminating seeds well then don't buy them? |
| business. Actually it sure makes for headlines, | | | | I do not see it as holding life for ransom as these |
| unfortunately that is not how free enterprise works. | | | | pessimist attackers claim, there is complete choice of |
| Monsanto does not want to run anyone out of | | | | the farmers vendors. Some farmers are quite |
| business; they want to sell seeds. If Monsanto holds | | | | appalled and will refuse to by these seeds while |
| them selves out as extortionists by overly inflating | | | | others will buy them because the consumer wishes |
| the prices as the critics seem to accuse them of | | | | to have better looking produce and food. |
| doing before they have actually introduced it, then | | | | Free markets when allowed to run their course can in |
| the free market would in fact take over and other | | | | due time solve many of the worlds debates. Lets |
| companies willing to sell for less would emerge as at | | | | agree to disagree and let the free market decide, |
| first smaller and then much larger competing players | | | | because it is the great leveler in debate. Monsanto is |
| would they not. Isn't that the basis for our proven | | | | like any other company which wants to make a |
| capitalist system, which has given Americans great | | | | profit and if you feel that strongly then don't buy the |
| quality of life, choices and the largest GNP of the | | | | GM terminator seeds. But at the same time if your |
| next four other nations combined? | | | | corn is not as good at making ethanol or the ears are |
| So, Monsanto is also bound by the principals of free | | | | not selling as well in the market place, well then their |
| markets, so they cannot overly over step their | | | | should not be any complaints about that either, think |
| bounds without the repercussions of loss of business | | | | about it. |