Agencies failing us

Just in the last year, we have had salmonella scares for lettuce, tomatoes, spinach and now peanuts. The Chinese have sent us lead-painted toys for our children to play with and poisonous milk (melamine) for our children to enjoy.

I’ve heard people blame the farmers, the factories and the Chinese. Put the blame where it belongs: on the ineffective bureaucracies of the USDA and the FDA. How much do you want to bet that there is a USDA tag on the side of the peanut butter jar. It’s being sent to hospitals, nursing homes, schools and prisons. You can’t sell food products in the U.S. without approval from the USDA and/or the FDA.

These bumbling agencies are in place and paid for by the American people to keep us American people safe from tainted food and tainted products.

Why not create some more government agencies so that they can maim and kill Americans, too? These government agencies have become a burden and a strain on American taxpayers.

Why do we pay these agencies when they really don’t care about what they’re paid to do? Our government is failing all around us. Let’s not even mention the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dave Stevens

Spokane