Hello Everybody,   
      
   Due to the GOP shutdown of our government, this is what   
   is happening -   
      
   * The Food and Drug Administration is cutting back routine   
    food inspections.  What this means is that when Americans   
    get sick due to having eaten contaminated food, they will   
    blame it on Republicans rather than Obama.   
      
   * The Environmental Protection Agency cannot monitor pollution   
    on pesticides.  Which is great news for Texas Governor Rick   
    Perry, who forgot to mention during the presidential debates   
    that the EPA is an agency nobody needs.   
      
   * The Labor Department cannot enforce workplace safety   
    regulations.  And that means WalMart can hire children   
    rather than grandmas and grandpas as greeters.   
      
   * The Center for Disease Control cannot monitor the speed   
    of the flu and other infectious diseases.  So say hello to   
    the walking dead, formerly part of the cast of a television   
    series on AMC.   
      
   Why are Republicans doing all this?  Because Republicans want   
   to take away access to affordable health care from every American.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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    * Origin: news://felten.yi.org (2:203/2)