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Jun. 27, 2008 at 8:55am Politicians promote local cherriesLt. Gov. Brad Owen and Mark Zirkle, owner of Rainier Fruit Co. were among the guests and speakers yesterday as the Lacey Wal-Mart celebrated the arrival of locally grown cherries to store shelves. Each year, Washington growers produce roughly 60 percent of the U.S. cherry crop, resulting in some 10 million boxes this year. Each standard box weighs 20 pounds. The Washington cherry industry has a value of $600 million and provides more than 40,000 jobs during the summer season. Posted in BE Daily, Lacey, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Comments (1) With our economy going into a slump, why is it that political figures are destroying valid financial options? Payday" target="new" rel="nofollow">http://personalmoneystore.com">Payday Loans are an essential part of the U.S. financial system, providing loans to those who have bad or no credit that need the money fast. Yet, for one reason or another, legislators are targeting this financial system. Some states, such as Georgia and North Carolina, have even banned the industry all together! The politics behind it is simple; banks are lobbying the legislators to try and destroy their oncoming competition, and the legislators are falling for it. Even taking out the fact that banks are trying to take away your financial choices and freedoms so they can have a monopoly on loans, the corruption of our politics is simply wrong. Our opinions must be heard, and our freedom of choice, financial or not, should not be dampened on the soul fact on one person's financial gain. |