Yes. Unfortunately it is all about economies of scale and the little guy gets pushed out in the name of efficiency.



I said something along this line when the Turtle industry in Texas was last regulated. The new rules as written allow commerce and export in the primary food species -- Common Snappers, Smooth Softshells, Spiny Softshells and Red Eared Sliders. They must be taken from private land.



Well who owns the resources to create such a viable economic model. Certainly not the subsistence collector or the hobbyist. No, its the guys that wrote the rules. The people with all the land [and money]. The only ones with enough resources and investor capital to create a profitable commercial economic model.



All those inept turtle lovers with no skills and no chops, the ones that just love to be near power, enabled it all to happen. I'd say they sold us out, but honestly, I wouldn't give them that much credit. They're just a bunch of chump wanna be's. They even kicked me off one of their hair-brained forums for telling them that, too. Couldn't handle the truth.



jsc
-----
"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"

John Crickmer

[ Show Entire Thread ]