Posted on 03/02/2022 12:35:07 PM PST by 1Old Pro
The president prefaced his remarks by reassuring his audience, "I am a capitalist." But he argued that the hunger for profit had to be tempered by competition: "Capitalism without competition is exploitation, it drives up profits — without competition is exploitation." This, he seemed to say, was the state of an industry dominated by meat giants: "Small businesses and family farmers and ranchers — I need not tell some of my Republican friends in those states. You have four basic meatpacking facilities. That is it. You play with them or you don't get the play at all and you pay a helluva lot more." His comments cut like a steak knife through bull. And it's not the first time 46th POTUS has picked a verbal bullfight with meat processors.
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Good post—almost every industry with major federal regulation has been forced to consolidate to cover the costs of compliance.
.Gov causes almost every problem—then they hail themselves as the solution...
TheYeah, okay. By using the language of communists, you admit to being a communist.presidentprefaced his remarks by reassuring his audience, “I am a capitalist.” …
His solution, government takes it over from the big 4. i.e. "Let Medicare set drug prices".
BIDEN BEATS ON BIG MEAT.
People who have to state they’re capitalists are not capitalists.
I feel there is NOT ONE issue in the business-tax-cooperate world tat was not created by the Govt.
Todays whipping boy was yesterdays golden child. As not 1 “tax loop hole” today was yesterdays subsidized segment.
No, just every appointee and nominee that you throw at us.
Brandon thinks being a Crime Family death merchant grifter is being a capitalist.
Is this a dig at China? They do own Smithfield. Joe’s overlords will not like this.
I hope he remembers this when he eats a steak.
I think Jill cutting it for him and helping him with his fork distracts him.
Good point, China does not like to be called out.
Number one...I ain't his friend.
Number two if any Pubbie Sinators and Congress critters are his FRiend then they are enemies of mine.
Hey Joe....we have butchers and they butcher a lot of beef...that NEVER goes to a Meatpacking plant.
Demented idiot...will go down has the worst POTUS ever....and the Dims can suck it.
Come on man, that’s baloney!
There are a lot of smaller meat processing facilities going local on family farms, or local coops marketing directly. A free market works, eventually.
In rural Arizona you can find local slaughterhouses and meanpacking stores. I think that holds true in New Mexico as well.
How many big Pharmaceutical Companies are there? How are their profits going.
The left is consistent though...just to avarice and sloth rather than justice or reason. Biden will consistently push the hive mind dogma no matter what.
“Yea, I guess Buttigeig is too busy with the supply chain.”
Chain or Train?
“I can’t wait to get to Texas. Maybe have us some chickens on the place, a couple hogs, goats and a beef or two. Hope my boys like ranching.”
Hurry before KKKalifornia builds a wall to keep people in.
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