At 9:37 AM -0500 2/26/99, Steve Kurtz wrote:
>The strength of Tony Judge's idea lies in the probability that the industry
>lobby against it should be both deafening and unanimous. The admission that
>there is the *possibility* of harm could be a deciding factor for those on
>the edge of deciding whether or not to make extraordinary efforts to
>support or undertake local agriculture and seed bank activities. The
>publicity of efforts to establish such a fund would also be negative PR for
>the TNCs involved.
>
>As long as the fund was designed to be "experience rated" with no cap on
>premiums, the unlimited liability should scare the pants off the TNCs. I
>think they'd fight the idea tooth & nail.
>
BE:
I guess was to subtle for me at my first reading.
If the fund were compulsory and "experience rated" it might
not be misused by the rogue companies.
So I withdran my "NO" vote, But would need to see a fianaly
version befor I had a "YES"
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