Hello! How are y’all doing? I hope well. This blog and video are going on both channels. We’re going to talk about food recalls and the new unemployment numbers going up. What does this mean for us? A couple of days ago I came across an article about how the Tyson plant in Columbia South Carolina is closing with no plans to reopen. This is sad because it means that 100+ more people who want to work are permanently losing the only full-time job that was offered to them. Then I came across an article by Catherine Thorbecke did for ABC. The unemployment numbers have gone up again 1.5 million more people are now going to be unemployed for who knows how long. In the last four months, we have broken the Great Depression record of unemployed people. I’m not talking about those who are refusing to go back to work because CNN tells them there’s a boggy man virus that is going to kill you. By the way, it came from China. I am talking about the people who wanted to work during the lockdown because they knew that government promises of stays of evictions and/or foreclosures were a scam. Their jobs have been stolen from them by the government including Trump Almighty, and they don’t know what they are going to do in some cases because they were years within retirement. Some are the only full-time job which was offered in their area. Now gone forever.
Meanwhile, the USDA is getting ready to shell out $228 million to farmers affected by the COVID-19. You knew the immigrant labor because most Americans are too lazy or prideful to actually plant anything besides their asses on their couches as they binge-watch junk… And eat junk. That brings me to the story on Impossible Foods company that Tyler Clifford did for NBC. To start with I am going to say right now I am not against a Vegan or Vetegterain diet. Check with your doctor to see what nutrients you will have to supplement. But do it because you want to do this. Not because some food nazi is telling you ‘go vegan or else’. First of all, what are they going to do, raise a finger? They don’t get all of the nutrients they need so they can’t really do anything beyond screaming.
References:
Clifford, T. (2020). MAD MONEY
Impossible Foods CEO says the meat industry will be obsolete in 15 years — ‘That’s our mission’ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/impossible-foods-ceo-meat-industry-will-be-obsolete-within-15-years.html
Dickrell, J. (2020). USDA Shells Out Another $228 Million in CFAP Payments https://www.agweb.com/article/usda-shells-out-another-228-million-cfap-payments
In Association with Fresh Express Inc., ALDI Voluntarily Recalls Little Salad Bar Garden Salad https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/association-fresh-express-inc-aldi-voluntarily-recalls-little-salad-bar-garden-salad?utm_campaign=In%20Association%20with%20Fresh%20Express%20Inc.%2C%20ALDI%20Voluntarily%20Recalls%20Little%20Salad%20Bar%20Garden%20Salad&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=EE0E809BBCACFDE4F8592C1B7E3909DC&elq=1620b091b1f24f7994a758fa5f2067c8&elqaid=13080&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=11139
McGinnis, M. (2020). CORN RATING RISES, SOYBEANS’ FALLS, USDA SAYS https://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/corn-rating-rises-soybeans-falls-usda-says
Mount Franklin Foods, LLC dba Azar Nut Company Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts in “7-Select Yogurt Pretzels” https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/mount-franklin-foods-llc-dba-azar-nut-company-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-peanuts-7-select?utm_campaign=Mount%20Franklin%20Foods%2C%20LLC%20dba%20Azar%20Nut%20Company%20Issues%20Allergy%20Alert%20on%20Undeclared%20Peanuts&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
Thorbecke, C. (2020). Another 1.5 million US workers file for unemployment insurance https://abcnews.go.com/Business/15-million-us-workers-file-unemployment-insurance/story?id=71445567
Tyko, K. (2020). Ground beef sold at Walmart, other stores recalled for possible E. coli contamination https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ground-beef-sold-walmart-other-153600749.html
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