Rand Paul begins shilling for Monsanto

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
By Paul Martin

by: S. Johnson
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

In a strange twist, Rand Paul has recently allied with Monsanto and has joined the ranks of academic shill Kevin Folta after coming out against GMO labeling, stating that the labeling requirements would push up the price of food for consumers — particularly poor ones.

To make matters worse, this year Rep. Mike Pompeo (from Kansas) proposed a bill that would block states’ citizens from democratically mandating GMO labeling. (Pompeo is also the single largest recipient of campaign funds from the Koch Brothers.) This bill, also known as the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act, would effectively block Vermont and other states from being able to vote on or enforce GMO labeling, making it impossible for them to protect their consumers. Pompeo’s bill would instead set up a “voluntary labeling program” that companies could either opt in or opt out of; however, with Big Food’s near monopoly, this approach amounts to little more than wishful thinking.

Too, taking away states’ rights constitutes the worst type of government overreach. With that in mind, it seems odd that a self-proclaimed libertarian like Rand Paul would say that “he has not yet decided how he will vote on the Pompeo bill,” as reported by Agri-Pulse.com.

Rand Paul’s excuse for coming out against GMO-labeling falls flat. He is spreading a misconception by saying that requiring GMO labeling would drive up food costs, since most estimates show that GMO labels may cost consumers only $2.30 per person per year, assuming that these costs would be passed on to consumers at all, despite the fact that food corporations routinely change their product labels anyway. Why then does Cornell Professor William Lesser claim that GMO labels would cost each American family of four an average of $500 a year? Hmm… Is it because he was funded by the Council for Biotechnology Information, an industry front group that is dedicated to promoting the use of biotech and GMOs in agriculture? Could it be that industry money influenced Lesser’s conclusions?

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