re: McGovern, Warren, Lawmakers to President Biden: Use Executive Authority to Lower Food Pric

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“The federal government should use every possible tool to lower food prices,” wrote the lawmakers. “We believe you can exercise your executive authority to take additional action to address rising food prices without congressional action.”

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let me take one guess... the mechanism by which they will do this is by having the producers turn over all foodstuffs to the govt (don't worry, the DOJ and DHS will provide security) to the government which they will redistribute according to need not means.

You do realize that comparatively to other nations we have very little regulation by government whe it comes to food? Even on the safety end. The thresholds that food conglomerates face in the US is much less than what someone in the EU or Japan would have to face on a daily basis. Some of the shite we put into our processed foods would land you some jail time in both markets. Even on the food safety end at slaughterhouses the safety regs are enforced at a minimum. The only thing we are worried about is E Coli at the slaughterhouse end and even then fines for violation are minimal in comparison.

Maybe melty from your end as you delude yourself as to the extent that your food is manipulated. I've been in on shareholder calls and even Exec Committee calls and the lack of concern for the consumer is palpable whether it be on the cost and seeing how much they can charge because they know they effectively OWN the market to their utter unconcern to the safety end that borders on almost depraved indifference.

Straight from their Investor Relation page. Here's a link to their 2023 10-K:

Tyson SEC Fillings

2023 vs. 2022 • Cost of sales increased $3,636 million. Higher sales volume increased cost of sales $444 million while higher input cost per pound increased cost of sales $3,192 million.
• The $3,192 million impact of higher input cost per pound was impacted by: • Increase in live cattle costs of approximately $2,135 million in our Beef segment.
• Increase due to net derivative losses of $117 million in fiscal 2023, compared to net derivative gains of $225 million in fiscal 2022 due to our risk management activities. These amounts exclude offsetting impacts from related physical purchase transactions, which are included in the change in live cattle and hog costs and raw material and feed ingredient costs described herein.
• Increase of $322 million due to costs associated with plant closures. • Increase of $238 million related to inventory lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments.
• Increase of approximately $36 million in our Chicken segment related to net increases in feed ingredients costs and growout expenses, partially offset by reduced outside meat purchases.
• Increase of approximately $24 million in our Chicken segment due to $11 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, in fiscal 2023 compared to $35 million of insurance proceeds, net of costs incurred, in fiscal 2022 related to the fire at our production facility in fiscal 2021. • Decrease in live hog costs of approximately $295 million in our Pork segment.
• Decrease in freight and transportation costs of approximately $175 million. • Decrease in raw material and other input costs of approximately $45 million in our Prepared Foods segment.

Dude, you have been bleeding like a stuck pig this whole thread. We get it. You want the Government to do everything for you.

It had to be really bad for the FDA to come in and order the place shut. Generally, they pay a fine someone's kid gets a new car or something like that, break out the hoses and unclog the drains with sulfuric acid and wait until next time.

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The slow slide to state control continues.

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In the USSR, if a Russian saw a long line they would get on it even not knowing what was at the other end because they knew it was something they needed or could at least trade for something they needed.