Opening Statement - 2MIN 40 SECLet's Have A Chat - 6 MINTalkin’ Politics - 54 MINLast Call - 1hr 47 minAMERICA’S MEAT PROBLEM - It’s not what you think. While there are climate and environmental concerns, a major problem is the way the production has changed over decades from a more localized industry to now an industry dominated by global companies like JBS, tyson, cargill, and national beefSenators calling for new meat packing regulationshttps://missouriindependent.com/briefs/u-s-senators-call-for-legislation-to-address-power-of-meatpackers/Farm Bureau Highlighting the issue https://www.fb.org/market-intel/new-legislation-on-cattle-market-transparency-introducedhttps://www.fb.org/newsroom/farm-bureau-urges-senate-to-address-volatility-in-cattle-marketsMeat Packers Blame - Obama? https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/03/meat-racket-excerpt-how-the-grain-inspection-packers-and-stockyard-administration-overhaul-failed.htmlAMAZON’S UNION BUSTING - One of the latest of large companies fighting tooth and nail to avoid unionization of workersAmazon - like so many before them - are fighting hard against unionizationhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/24/amazon-alabama-union-drive-teamsters?Recent push to relax MJ testing rules for workers and back legalization of MJ on federal level - possibly plays a role here