While I'm certianly nowhere close to becoming a vegan or an avid reader of Rolling Stone, this article filled my head with plenty of reason to never eat commercial meat again. The basic problem that the article raises with the pork industry is that it raises hogs in a density that literally destroys the land and lives of it's neighbors. This density is a direct consequence of unregulated vertical integration, and the only way to stop it is for legislatures on some level to bust it up.
While I do think environmental regulations from the federal level tend to be wildly innefficient, it seems likely that the pork concerns in question will remain too powerful on a state level to be checked anytime soon. So in this case it seems like something should be done nationally.
Posted by matt at January 21, 2007 12:47 AM | TrackBackI linked to your post... but You missed the point of the article. We planted this story as a way to communicate Smithfield's dominance & profitability. Visit here to be enlightened:
http://richardquick.blogspot.com/2007/03/ive-been-cruising-caribbean-in-get-rich.html
or see the other related articles at richardquick.blogspot.com
See you on the veranda!
RQ
Posted by: Millionaire Richard Quick at March 4, 2007 3:23 PM