Steve Farley gained prominence in Tucson's political arena for pushing Pima County's Regional Transportation Authority initiative in 2006. The PR firm, Zimmerman and Associates, placed commercials of Steve, the artist, who previously painted quaint murals of people along the Broadway corridor. Here is artist Steve Farley, endorsing the RTA. Endorsing the RTA had political benefits. In this case, it propelled Steve Farley into the public spotlight prior to his first run as an AZ State Representative.
On its face value, the RTA initiative set up a disproportionate representation scheme that ultimately had the less affluent Tucson citizens paying more than their fair share in sales tax for construction projects so expensive that the surrounding municipalities couldn't come up with a financially sustainable alternative. Now, the more affluent areas in Tucson's foothills are up to their ears with construction projects designed to accommodate more traffic and it's paid for by a 2 cent sales tax charged to everyone inside of Pima County, AZ. No adequate studies of the environmental impact of increased car exhaust on the poorer neighborhoods (dementia and cancer) were conducted prior to placing the initiative on the ballot.
While scrutinizing ALEC is a popular, sensible proposition, Farley has no problem championing the "methlab of Democracy's" surveillance state by pushing AZ laws to make it illegal to shield license plates from traffic light cameras. Perhaps Farley is helping with fundraising because the RTA will eventually be lacking in funds.
One other significant point of the 2006 Pima County Arizona RTA Election: It was rigged. It's court case may effect the transparency of elections across the nation.
http://www.weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/2012/01/election-fraud-arizonas-ticking-time.html
Ah, transparency...
It's hard to imagine today how deeply misleading the tobacco industry has been in the past 70 years. Back in the 1950's, cigarettes were advertised as beneficial to general health, and this claim, although it could no longer be used after that, remained popular for many years. Looking back, such a conspiracy suggests that it has been very effective in preventing the truth for breaking out for a long, long time.
You are making sweeping generalizations about grain mills. I visited Bob's Red Mill a month ago. Everything is kept separate and they are doing well. I even saw Bob. He appeared to be happy with an untroubled conscious. I also have several corn products from Sam Mills. The packages clearly state "100% Natural Ingredients" and "GMO Free". No claim to be organic. The claims they do make are certified by the University of Surrey in England.
Sounds like a $hill for WFM. I too have friends who work at Whole Foods and asked my friend who runs the produce section at one of the local WFM why organic and non-organic produce are next to each other. Especially egregious is when they spray the veggies and the organic are then tainted w/residue from the non-organic, chemically-treated produce. HELLO!! To which he replied, that his directive is to put both organic and non-organic produce together so as not to highlight the fact that there is a majority of non-organic produce which WFM sells w/much of this GMO. This is not a topic up for discussion he was told. Most of this produce is often imported from other countries where our banned pesticides are sold and then used on produce exported to our country. I also don't buy that WFM has lower organic prices than anyone else. Every so often, and rarely at that, do they have a loss leader and sell produce for pennies less than other organic outlets such as Vitamin Cottage or Sunflower Market. BTW, there is nothing positive or healthy about 'sustainable farming'. It's just a buzzword and propaganda sound bite that WFM and others are promoting to take the onus off of commercial fisheries where such egregious practices are in place. Raising fish in pens, so to speak, is analagous to raising cattle on grain, pumped full of anti-biotics, and keeping them penned up. Wild fish, which is available, less invasive, and healthier for the fish, environment, and hence us is far better than damaging practices that lessen a fish's Omega 3 content, use dyes to color the meat, and allow the fish to ineffectively filter out impurities in the water. They cannot keep up w/the effluent waste that is generated in these fish pens. Also, their prepared foods may taste good, but GMO canola oil, which is an industrial-grade machinery oil, is used in all their soups, grape leaves, which traditionally use olive oil, and for frying purposes. I asked the deli mgr why this inferior oil is used and she said WF mgmt is only allowing them the use of canola oil as it's cheaper and they can buy it in bulk. They used to use olive oil in some of their prepared foods, but no more, she said.
As far as myself and others are concerned, WFM has sold out and we refuse to shop there anymore. Granted, they have some fine fish and meat selections, but I can get those from my neighborhood fish monger whose prices are competitive and his fish actually fresher, plus I'm supporting a small local business where I'd much rather spend my money. As a family, we spend appx $700-800 a month, and about 25% of that goes to Whole Foods, but no longer.
It's hard to imagine today how deeply misleading the tobacco industry has been in the past 70 years. Back in the 1950's, cigarettes were advertised as beneficial to general health, and this claim, although it could no longer be used after that, remained popular for many years. Looking back, such a conspiracy suggests that it has been very effective in preventing the truth for breaking out for a long, long time.
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You are making sweeping generalizations about grain mills. I visited Bob's Red Mill a month ago. Everything is kept separate and they are doing well. I even saw Bob. He appeared to be happy with an untroubled conscious. I also have several corn products from Sam Mills. The packages clearly state "100% Natural Ingredients" and "GMO Free". No claim to be organic. The claims they do make are certified by the University of Surrey in England.
Sounds like a $hill for WFM. I too have friends who work at Whole Foods and asked my friend who runs the produce section at one of the local WFM why organic and non-organic produce are next to each other. Especially egregious is when they spray the veggies and the organic are then tainted w/residue from the non-organic, chemically-treated produce. HELLO!! To which he replied, that his directive is to put both organic and non-organic produce together so as not to highlight the fact that there is a majority of non-organic produce which WFM sells w/much of this GMO. This is not a topic up for discussion he was told. Most of this produce is often imported from other countries where our banned pesticides are sold and then used on produce exported to our country. I also don't buy that WFM has lower organic prices than anyone else. Every so often, and rarely at that, do they have a loss leader and sell produce for pennies less than other organic outlets such as Vitamin Cottage or Sunflower Market. BTW, there is nothing positive or healthy about 'sustainable farming'. It's just a buzzword and propaganda sound bite that WFM and others are promoting to take the onus off of commercial fisheries where such egregious practices are in place. Raising fish in pens, so to speak, is analagous to raising cattle on grain, pumped full of anti-biotics, and keeping them penned up. Wild fish, which is available, less invasive, and healthier for the fish, environment, and hence us is far better than damaging practices that lessen a fish's Omega 3 content, use dyes to color the meat, and allow the fish to ineffectively filter out impurities in the water. They cannot keep up w/the effluent waste that is generated in these fish pens. Also, their prepared foods may taste good, but GMO canola oil, which is an industrial-grade machinery oil, is used in all their soups, grape leaves, which traditionally use olive oil, and for frying purposes. I asked the deli mgr why this inferior oil is used and she said WF mgmt is only allowing them the use of canola oil as it's cheaper and they can buy it in bulk. They used to use olive oil in some of their prepared foods, but no more, she said.
As far as myself and others are concerned, WFM has sold out and we refuse to shop there anymore. Granted, they have some fine fish and meat selections, but I can get those from my neighborhood fish monger whose prices are competitive and his fish actually fresher, plus I'm supporting a small local business where I'd much rather spend my money. As a family, we spend appx $700-800 a month, and about 25% of that goes to Whole Foods, but no longer.
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