Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/07/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, a free trade agreement along those lines would be possible if the Americans were to accept that Europeans want to maintain their prohibitions against growth hormone and other junk. But that is not acceptable to the US side. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 6 Jul 2019, at 14:30, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Let's carry Nathan's point a wee bit further. The EU should admit American > agricultural products as well with no tariffs. With the wide availability > of "organic" and grass fed no antibiotic or growth hormone meats there is > no reason to abhor these American products. > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 5:46 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> Even if you accept the somewhat dubious proposition that farmers are >> needed to keep the countryside pretty, it would be far more efficient for >> the Swiss population as a whole to just pay them to look after the land >> and >> forget about farming, while allowing free imports from the EU. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 6 Jul 2019, at 11:16, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>> >>> Except if you take into account that tourism would certainlynot be so >> appealing without them. Think of the maintenance cost of the slopes for >> the >> winter, and of the trails for the rest of the year for instance. >>> And it is also some investment for future generations. Better than what >> Spain, or France, did when the destroyed the landscapes of their coast for >> the sake of skin cancers. >>> >>> I must admit that the price to pay shows in the butchers, dressed like, >> and charging as much as, jewelers ;-) >>> >>> Amities >>> >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> >>>> Le 6 juil. 2019 ? 06:29, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a >>>> ?crit >> : >>>> >>>> A total waste of money >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information