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bkkandrew · 11-07-2008, 10:03 AM

After a little searching, I found this:

Dear Santa Claus,

An Open letter to All Christmas Customers:

Our flock is facing a possible sharp economic downturn because of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, but by pulling together, we can all do something to help now. Visit www.StopChristmasNow.com.

For turkeys, Christmas means thousands of lost jobs and severe reductions in life for both large and small communities. To the broader economy, Christmas means slower activity and widespread economic pain. This pain can be alleviated, and that is why we are taking the extraordinary step of writing this joint letter to our customers.

Since Christmas is partly a response to the onset of December, the nation needs to focus on increased vegetarianism. However, there is another side to this story because normal market forces are being dangerously amplified by poorly regulated chefs.

Twenty years ago, 21 percent of turkeys were purchased by speculators who trade us on paper with no intention of ever taking delivery. Today, turkey speculators purchase 66 percent of all Christmas futures contracts, and that reflects just the transactions that are known. Speculators buy up large numbers of turkeys and then sell them to each other again and again. A turkey may trade 20-plus times before it is delivered and brutally killed; the price goes up with each trade and consumers pick up the final tab. Some market experts estimate that current prices reflect as much as $30 to $60 per turkey in unnecessary speculative costs.

Over seventy years ago, Congress established regulations to control excessive, largely unchecked market speculation and manipulation. However, over the past two decades, these regulatory limits have been weakened or removed. We believe that restoring and enforcing these limits, along with cancelling Christmas, will provide more disclosure, transparency and sound market oversight. Together, these reforms will help cool the over-heated turkey market and permit the flock to prosper.

The nation needs to pull together to reform the turkey markets and cancel Christmas. We need your help. Get more information and contact Congress by visiting www.StopChristmasNow.com.

Robert Fornaro
Chairman, President and CEO
Gobble.com, Inc.

Bill Ayer
Chairman, President and CEO
Vegan Trust

Gerard J. Arpey
Chairman, President and CEO
Christianity Kills LLC (little lovely chickens)
...

I think the two may be related. We should be told!

11-07-2008, 10:03 AM	#28 (permalink)
bkkandrew Clingin' on... Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BKK Posts: 4,156	Shock Find! After a little searching, I found this: Dear Santa Claus, An Open letter to All Christmas Customers: Our flock is facing a possible sharp economic downturn because of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, but by pulling together, we can all do something to help now. Visit www.StopChristmasNow.com. For turkeys, Christmas means thousands of lost jobs and severe reductions in life for both large and small communities. To the broader economy, Christmas means slower activity and widespread economic pain. This pain can be alleviated, and that is why we are taking the extraordinary step of writing this joint letter to our customers. Since Christmas is partly a response to the onset of December, the nation needs to focus on increased vegetarianism. However, there is another side to this story because normal market forces are being dangerously amplified by poorly regulated chefs. Twenty years ago, 21 percent of turkeys were purchased by speculators who trade us on paper with no intention of ever taking delivery. Today, turkey speculators purchase 66 percent of all Christmas futures contracts, and that reflects just the transactions that are known. Speculators buy up large numbers of turkeys and then sell them to each other again and again. A turkey may trade 20-plus times before it is delivered and brutally killed; the price goes up with each trade and consumers pick up the final tab. Some market experts estimate that current prices reflect as much as $30 to $60 per turkey in unnecessary speculative costs. Over seventy years ago, Congress established regulations to control excessive, largely unchecked market speculation and manipulation. However, over the past two decades, these regulatory limits have been weakened or removed. We believe that restoring and enforcing these limits, along with cancelling Christmas, will provide more disclosure, transparency and sound market oversight. Together, these reforms will help cool the over-heated turkey market and permit the flock to prosper. The nation needs to pull together to reform the turkey markets and cancel Christmas. We need your help. Get more information and contact Congress by visiting www.StopChristmasNow.com. Robert Fornaro Chairman, President and CEO Gobble.com, Inc. Bill Ayer Chairman, President and CEO Vegan Trust Gerard J. Arpey Chairman, President and CEO Christianity Kills LLC (little lovely chickens) ... I think the two may be related. We should be told! __________________ The future of TeakDoor: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. A funny thing happened today - Ant trolls, stalks, prevokes and generally upsets approximately 15 members of the board, yet Noodles goes to jail. Perhaps it was a dream... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.