What's Happening in Argentina These Days?

       In some parts of Argentina, that's in South America next to Brazil, there are some sections of the country where cancer rates have quadrupled and some where birth defects have also quadrupled. Many are in the same sections of the country. Coincidentally, a few other changes are taking place in those regions. Previously they had a crop rotation from grain growing to beef raising every five years. Now they are almost exclusively grain growing.
       The cattle to grain changes, every five years, kept the weeds and insects in check naturally. But now the changes require heavy use of insecticides and herbicides. The use of insecticides increased from 4000 in 1995 to 30,000 metric tons in 2007, and herbicides from 20,000 tons in 1993 to 220,000 in 2011.
       Now far be it from me to suggest any correlation between cause and effect. The chemists will tell you their products don't cause cancer or birth defects. Any increase in either must be from some other source. They claim that, but if you look at the charts and maps, it's pretty hard to miss the coincidents. If your foot suddenly starts to hurt, and when you look down to find someone has just stepped on it, you might assume that to be the cause of the pain. You'd be right.
       But of course this is all about Argentina, not good the ole US of A. That's true, but at the same time, our giant farms of the Midwest, and west, and south, and east and north. are now using the same insecticides and herbicides. It just might be a good idea for our government to keep track of what brands and formula's are being used and track them against illnesses and  birth defects being experienced in those regions of America. That is if government is allowed to do that sort of thing.
       Being allowed to do that sort of thing depends on how much money is spent to stop government, and who's paying and receiving that money. If you watch legislation on the subject that's being proposed, and by whom, and then who works hardest to stop that legislation, you'll begin to get an idea of who's being paid and by whom. Just remember this; sometimes a little bigger government can save your life.