Yes Will,
CSAs will be affected by WTO.
If you ask any Biologist monitoring life on the planet they will tell
you we are entering a period of "mass extinction". Loss of habitat and
degradation of the environment is quickly decreasing the diversity of life
forms that live in, on and above the earth. From my own experience as a
health care provider I have seen the life time incidence of cancer skyrocket
from 1 in 8; to 1 in 2; in less than 25 years. In the next decade there
won't be any question about if you will have a cancer diagnosis. Rather,
will you notice your cancers in time for treatment? Add to this the genesis
of an Evil Empire euphemistically called free trade and boy do we have a
problem.
Does racing for the cure give us time to observe the causes and take
action to prevent them? Does fighting an unsustainable system give us
resources to create a sustainable alternative? I believe we need to focus on
filling the glass the rest of the way rather than grapple with the gross
exteriors of who is responsible for partially emptying it. We all deny
culpability.
On closer inspection of the hand I use to point a finger at someone else
I always find three fingers pointing back at me. "We have met the
enemy...and he is us." I need to learn to save seed better. I need to teach
more people about composting and growing more food on less land. I need to
find a way to biofilter my water to remove pollution. Most of all I need to
learn to interact and cooperate with my neighbors toward common goals.
How do I want to spend the rest of my life? Because now is the only
promise I have.
Focus!
Art Biggert
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