Ah Ha!

[kragore]

Got a bunch of you turning the grey matter over, and thus was born the point of the thing. :)


I guess I see it differently. This isn't Fluffy or Rex. To someone, it's their livestock. #A24, or #43L. Like cows or pigs. Just a heck of a lot more pretty and graceful, and suitable, eventually, to be pet material.

Would this even be an issue if it was opossum racing? Would we pass a law to outlaw all accountants because some of them screw up the books?

Just something to think about.



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- K.

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opossum racing...I had to

[lordbleys.livejournal.com]

"And they're off! It's SleepsOnaDime in the lead, followed closely behind NapsOntheCurb, with dark horse contender SnoresALot bringing up the rear.

This looks to be an exciting race folks!

It's entirely possible that this will be the first ever 'possum 100 where the... Uh oh. Folks, it looks like I've spoken too soon.

SleepsOnaDime has fallen asleep just a nose shy of the first bend in the track. Yes folks, and it looks like NapsOntheCurb is following suit. Folks, it's a sad day for 'possum race fans. As SnoresALot never left the starting block.

Well folks, thats all we've got here from the Georgia Dome. It looks like the RoadKill cafe will be having a special on LOSER MEAT tonight. Please remember to spay and neuter your pets! Ga Night!"

Re: opossum racing...I had to

[darthgm.livejournal.com]

...I might actually have bet on that...

[termofart.livejournal.com]

We shall have to revisit the revenue issue, it seems.

The tracks are losing money.

Should the Commonwealth bail them out? I'm not comfortable with that, either.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

I don't support the state supplementing it either - I believe that everything should live or die of it's own merit. But, I have in the past supported the state supplementing Dairy Farmers, so it seems mildly hypocritical for me to support one and not the other.

[termofart.livejournal.com]

This is silly.

You first were on the "It leads to the end of horse racing."

Now it's "well, not all the dog owners and breeders are bad."

I think you made your mind up and are looking for reasons to not change it, and I'm not sure why that would be.

If you just think the system is okay, then say that, stop putting a gloss on it. You can overlook the disposeability problem if you'd like.

People do not treat racing dogs as valuable livestock. Plain and simple.

There won't be a massive jobs loss from closing the tracks either.

So why keep the practice running at all? Why is it an issue to get rid of something that isn't working anyway? Particularly when that system leads to abuse?

How is it hypocritical to support subsidy for one group, but not another? When did choice become hypocrisy? We are allowed to be for one thing and against something similar. E.G. you can be for horse racing and against dog racing without being a hypocrite.

[pelgar.livejournal.com]

Entertainment vs. Food
No hypocrisy there if you ask me.

As we migrate from small local farms to huge factory production of foodstuff, the local farms that remain are constantly under threat. They do not have the economy of scale that is required to be competitive in the market.

It's in the best interests of the government to supplement them in some way. The more you concentrate your growing/production, the more risk you add to something contaminating the entire lot. (see Tomato Plague OMGWTF I WANT A BLT DAMMIT for reference)

It comes down to a balance between cost reduction and risk.