Kathianne, if I cared about bse, i would pay MORE MONEY and purchase the beef from 100% tested cattle, the small guy who had to pay a hundred dollars a head to test them. If I didn't care about BSE I would buy the regular beef that is tested randomly, and pay the LOWER PRICE at the grocery store for it.
What is the difference between this situation and the ORGANIC FOOD business, grown by smaller farmers, which costs alot more at the grocery store?
What is it that you do not understand about this scenario?
It costs more to grow organic foods, just like it costs the small farmer more per cow to test all of his cattle for BSE, and they will charge more for it at the grocers.
Why do you think that it would not work like any other product on the free market? You pay for what you get, walmart quality or designer quality?
The big ranchers would be the walmart quality, so to say, and they still will sell alot more Keds than the Designers like Christian Dior or Prada....
These (designer)small ranchers are limited on their product and how much they can produce and can not possibly compete or affect in any manner of concern the (walmart)big ranchers imo.
jd