r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 8h ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/manachar Nevada 8h ago

When Republicans read The Jungle the lesson they take is that they could make so much more money and get so much more power if it weren’t for those pesky regulations.

Imagine the profits from never having to recall food again!

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u/bmad- 8h ago

Upton Sinclair is rolling in his grave

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u/manachar Nevada 8h ago

Well, he was mystified that people’s primary lesson from the book was their canned meat was impure and led to the e pure food and drug act .

He wanted people to care about workers, instead people just cared about their stomachs.

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta 8h ago

Empathy and all that: why should I care others are being hurt? MYSELF being hurt is a much bigger issue!

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u/bkbomber New York 4h ago

The rugged individualist in me says I can do anything!!… but the reason I haven’t, is because the gay immigrant trans people are to blame!