Comment by Joseph — October 29, 2008 @ 4:37 pm

“Doctor, before I submit to surgery with you, I think you should at least explain to me why you think I need it for a common cold.”

“Well, we’ll just have to disagree on this one.”

It looks like there are empowered ‘others’ behind both the charges and even the raids: maybe a group or a ‘minion’ of them who are against kashrus or big business, or something else. At any rate, I’m sure ‘Agri’ had accountants who oversaw their books, and that most of this was based on interpretive understanding of tax law – as frocks for instance, can easily represent the company’s professional, frum image would therefore be a legitimate business expense in similar corporate situations – very typically, in this country – ask any CPA.

This is a VERY scary case, and indicative of hooliganism. I hope very much, that they will have the means to fight this successfully – all of it – and that the sympathies of normal business will be aroused for them. Whether an organized conspiracy, or just that of over-zealous bureaucracy with too much time on their hands, this is both scary and pathetic, and it seems to me, that ostracizing fairly normal business practices that are technically, even within the general letter of the law is a reason to protest – as this is one big case of government ‘nit-picking’ — not imposed consistently AT ALL, by prevailing standards and norms.

Check this link at a leading alternative health site about another government bullying case, coordinated in part, by the FDA. There is a widespread abuse of power going on in this country now, more and more, in particular, through its inconsistant application of the law:

http://www.naturalnews.com/023719.html

Yidden, be m’lamed z’chus on Agri, and get involved if you can. This entire case, from beginning to end, spells one nightmarish word: S-H-A-K-E-D-O-W-N!