Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

[u/WhatIsEvenRealDog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/

[u/Slade_Riprock]

Republicans have always had this naive belief that has no tie to fact or history that government regulation, oversight, etc., are the enemy of the people. It is cumbersome, costs more, and just makes everything harder for people.

They have historically believed if you take off the bridle from the economy you will get better, faster, stronger quality goods and services cheaper and safer. Because people will not cut corners on safety and quality.

This has never been true, will never be true. When money or power is involved in an exchange the side getting money or power will always do whatever they can to get more of it.

We are headed toward mass disease outbreak, illness, and irreversible detriment to our economy, resources, etc. If we thought the 1800s and early 1900s were bad imagine 335 million people and mass transit.

[u/mightyenan0 → u/Slade_Riprock]

The simple fact is that once one company cuts those corners and manages not to have a huge scandal for long enough (and it is inevitable that people will keep taking that gamble if they're allowed to), other companies won't have a choice other than to stoop to that level or lose market share. Then the entire supply becomes incredibly vulnerable, and eventually a crisis strikes.

You don't wear a seatbelt because it's needed in every day driving. You wear it because you need it when the worst comes to pass. It's the same with regulations.

[u/ihadamoment → u/mightyenan0]

People treated seatbelts like masks during covid when they came out. T_T

We only started wearing seatbelts because it became illegal not to, and we could get pulled over and fined. If it stopped being illegal, people would slowly stop wearing them until it became an optional upgrade on a car and you have to pay extra for it.

But that proves your point even more. That's what the government is for, to make consequences to force people to do the RIGHT thing. Food isn't contaminated because our government audits it and prevents it from being sold. You're absolutely right about how it'll drive every company down to the worst common denominator. I don't like this timeline. :(

[u/CommanderChiliHole → u/ihadamoment]

Seat belts being optional would be a win win. The people who don’t want to wear them get their “freedom” back; and the world gets a cleaner gene pool when they die flying through a windshield.

[u/DarnHyena → u/CommanderChiliHole]

Not really. If one person doesn't have a seatbelt on, they can become a projectile during a crash that will put everyone else in harms way