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The government only feels the need to regulate things which are a health 
hazard, which happen to not be a big business in THIS STATE!!!.
  Not ALL hamburgers have e coli in dangerous quantities, however, more 
and more evidence mounts by the week supporting anti-smoking laws. There 
has been NO recent legislation demanding "healthier" cigarettes, yet 
1000s of people die PER DAY of smoking related illnesses. The key: money. 
RJ Reynolds has a much stronger hold on the NC govt than does the 
cattleman's association. If the government were truly interested in 
public health, they would go after the biggies, not isolated problems.. 
  On the other hand, Americans are SO STUPID when it comes to their 
health (although we are among the brightest in the world), that their 
selfish desire for undercooked meat is far more important than any hazard 
posed by microscopic enemies. So, the govt needs to do all it can to 
EASILY protect citizens against their own stupidity and selfishness. 
  If you see my point, can you tell me what it is?? I don't!!
  One last note: the population of specific microorganisms is NOT 
constant. Through time, organisms die and geneticly change (see Charles 
Darwin). What this means for us is we constantly have to re-adjust. Just 
because something was safe 100 years ago doesn't mean that it is safe 
now. For instance, think of the growing cases of botulism on chicken 
farms, and growing penicillin resistance. 
  just to make this a triangle dining note :) I went to Alexander's at 
Bent Tree Plaza on Falls of the Neuse and it was outstanding. I had a 
Greek Salad and the Lamb with Artichokes dish. Easily one of the best 
plates of food I've had in a while.

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Dana McCall - Chapel Hill                       http://www.unc.edu/~umccall/

 "I am so smart! I am so smart! I am so smart! S-M-R-T! I mean S-M-A-R-T!" 
                                               - Homer Simpson
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