You just read the FedGov is getting ready to fund...what? Something you see as criminally stupid - say, free cheese to homeless Sudanese - in the Sudan. You go on line to 15 different boards and raise hell, Nothing happens and the Sudanese get the free cheese. Stop whining on the Internet - and raise Hell with your congress critter! How? Call the simpleton! Their numbers are public. U.S. Senate: _Senators of the 115th Congress Write a letter. No, use a pen, and actually write a letter. Put it in an envelope. (addresses also at link) Spend the $0.43 and tell the dolt (or doltess) why you see free cheese to Sudan as not a good use of your money. If you need to, type the letter into your word processor for spell/grammar check - do that. But write it out in longhand. Really. Be polite. Be specific. Stay on one subject!!!!!. Do not threaten in any way shape or form. Actual hand-written letters carry a lot of throw weight. Send money where appropriate. You will be contacted later for $$$$ when said dolt or doltess runs for office. Politely point out the results of your prior contact - if unhappy, then send the dough to his/her opponent - if possible. You are going to need some mass to out-weigh the K Steet insiders. Get your friends or like minded folks to do the same. All of this applies to local pols as well. If you don't get involved, I guarantee a lobbyist or so-called Special-interest group will.... Right now, things are in a bit of of a flux. So, now is the time to get involved. /rant./
For me, it is like writing, emailing or calling the dead... But I do it anyway, because I'm an person!
Written to congressman, talked to congressman, told me he would not vote for a bill, he voted for it, wrote and reminded him of his statement, got back a weasel letter about the "party". Worked with others to replace him, sent copies of the canceled check I made out to his opponent, welcomed him home when he lost the election.
Don't panic.....there's probably a cheese mountain / glut somewhere in the USA, that if released into the domestic market, would probably depress the price of cheese to producers, thereby resulting in a distortion of the local cheese market subsidizing the inefficient overproduction of cheese. I think the plan is to destroy the Sudanese domestic cheese market, thereby creating a Sudanese cheese dependency which can be exploited later by US Big Ag produce marketers. Besides which the cheese processing manufacturers probably have co mingled dairy / bacon production lines....so its a win for Big Ag, a win for people hating brown people of the Islamic persuasion, and a win for politicians....the tax payer??? Who cares about them??? Do you have a link to this story, DKR?
There is such a supply of cheese. It is seriously low grade, grainy and gritty, and tastes horrible. Don't ask ---
It seems like desperation cheese for desperate people. The Sudan does produce its own local cheese. Even a crappy quality food aid commodity will still earn a subsidy for inefficient / pork barrelled producers.....
