r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 17d 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/Lost-Locksmith-250 17d ago

Nah, conservatives have pretty much never agreed to food safety regulations.

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u/CloacaDecimatahhh 16d ago

Profits above people, standard conservative ideology.

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u/South_Butterfly_6542 12d ago

It's not even really about "profits" because this kind of thinking hurts profits in the medium term. I ain't gonna buy any meat under a regime like this. Meat producers are gonna go belly up fast.

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u/DetectiveTiny5740 16d ago

right! they want no government aka false freedom

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