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natsamjosh
at Tue Feb 2 07:23:33 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by natsamjosh ]
>>On another note -- I have been a proponent of a self-regulating professional society with minimal standards and practices, for over a decade now. Especially for the commercial guys.
>>Whenever you have an unregulated economy, eventually government is going to step in. Re-read that last line. I can't emphasize it enough. Cha-Ching! Governments seek to regulate and control money.
>>Wouldn't you rather have your peers oversee your industry, rather than some totally obtuse government agency?
>>It's going to happen sooner than later. So, you fellows decide, who's it going to be? That is the only way the industry will ever get ahead of these "train wrecks".
>>jsc
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>>"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
>>John Crickmer
John,
I agree with most of what you've said in this thread. What's going on here is something of which EVERY American should be terrified. The collusion of AR groups, the Dept. of Interior and the media is something I thought would be impossible in the United States in the 21st century.
However, this notion of a "self regulating professional society" seems no different to me than gov't regulation. Regulation is regulation, people are people, and irresponsible people are still irresponsible people. One of the illogical beliefs of those who follow the progressive liberals is that somehow the problems that exist in the private sector (ie, greed, unethical behavior, cheating) will magically disappear just because the gov't controls things. That works both ways. Also, in practical terms, how would such a society work? The reptile industry is quite diverse, as are the animals themselves. Who will enforce the rules? What if a breeder/keeper doesn't agree with the "society" leadership, will he/she get blackballed? What if the leadership of the society is corrupted by those with money and an agenda.
I guess my main question is - how will such a society prevent any of the current problems anyway?
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RE: Global Exotics Loses Appeal - natsamjosh, Tue Feb 2 07:23:33 2010