[UFO Chicago] meeting follow-ups

[Brian Sobolak]

This is the paper I was referencing about the impact of livestock on
greenhouse gases and the environment:

Livestock's Long Shadow
http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM

Also, here is the quote from John Gutfreund (a former Wall St. banker)
that effectively sums up why I think libertarianism is BS.  ***Emphasis***
added is mine.

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Now I asked Gutfreund about his biggest decision. "Yes," he said.
"They--the heads of the other Wall Street firms--all said what an awful
thing it was to go public and how could you do such a thing. But when the
temptation arose, they all gave in to it." He agreed that the main effect
of turning a partnership into a corporation was to transfer the financial
risk to the shareholders. "When things go wrong, it's their problem,"
he said--and obviously not theirs alone. When a Wall Street investment
bank screwed up badly enough, its risks became the problem of the U.S.
government. ***"It's laissez-faire until you get in deep shit***," he
said, with a half chuckle. He was out of the game.
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Read more:
<http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/portfolio/2008/11/11/The-End-of-Wall-Streets-Boom/index6.html#ixzz0lIhI4HE0>

brian

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