[LINK] vista critique

[Jan Whitaker]

At 10:57 AM 5/01/2007, Craig Sanders wrote:

>and analysis of the forestry industry is even worse. logging and
>woodchip companies make a profit but only because of government
>subsidies and only at the expense of the rest of us - destroying our
>environment and chopping down the carbon-sequestration devices (AKA
>"trees") that help to keep this planet livable. some people get rich out
>of it, but for the country as whole it is a huge loss.

so much for bitching and moaning about the farm subsidies in the US. 
Sort of puts the whole Australian govt hypocrisy in perspective.

Jan


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