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bluedigger

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11. I view it as a zero sum exercise.

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 09:31 AM

May 2012

US consumers haven't reduced their caloric needs and have substituted other products to account for this. That means other food suppliers have increased production and hired additional workers in response to increased demand. You dance with the devil and sometimes the music stops unexpectedly.

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No pink slime? No jobs. [View all] Javaman May 2012 OP

Let the market decide n2doc May 2012 #1

did you read my comment at the end? Javaman May 2012 #3

Sure. But what alternative is there? n2doc May 2012 #5

One hopes but in many small towns, pink slime jobs are the only game in town. Javaman May 2012 #9

Slowly but surely fazing out the beef in my diet madokie May 2012 #2

oh, it's "unfair" is it? Enrique May 2012 #4

My bottom line is that they were dishonest from the get go. Bonhomme Richard May 2012 #6

MEAT AND YOU, PARTNERS IN FREEDOM Capt. Obvious May 2012 #7

When I grow up, I want to graduate from Bovine U. Mc Mike May 2012 #15

Possibly one of Ralph's greatest lines Capt. Obvious May 2012 #16

That show still has a top notch writing staff, Cap'n. Mc Mike May 2012 #17

i dont think this is the pink slime the article is refering to. this is a meat glue leftyohiolib May 2012 #8

Have you seen avogadro May 2012 #10

I view it as a zero sum exercise. bluedigger May 2012 #11

That was a given. No nukes no jobs could also be said but some things just need to be changed jwirr May 2012 #12

You know what would create more jobs for them? noamnety May 2012 #13

+1. Mc Mike May 2012 #14

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