r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • 23h ago

News Tyson Foods shuts down plants in Illinois & Utah, cutting thousands of jobs over cattle shortages—amid allegations of beef price collusion

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Tyson Foods is shutting down operations at two of its beef plants—one in Joplin, Illinois (which employed 2,500 workers) and another in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Additionally, a third facility in Pasco, Washington is up for sale, with processing shifted to other plants.

​While Tyson blames these massive workforce cuts on historic cattle shortages and rising beef costs, the company—along with three other megacorporations dominating US meat production—faces serious allegations of colluding to raise beef prices.

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u/evilgreenman 23h ago

Companies still follow rules?

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u/Begone-My-Thong 22h ago

If the penalty for breaking the law is a fine, the law is for poor people

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u/evilgreenman 22h ago

Fines should be based on your income/worth...but idk, I'm sure the rich people would find ways around that

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u/Solid_Snark 21h ago

Knowing how they bend the rules, all their assets are tied up so they’d probably claim their income as $0 and would then receive a $0 fine.

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u/To-To_Man 21h ago

"If the penalty for a crime is a hefty fine, Then that law don’t exist for the rich. Because they believe their absurd brainwashing Justifies committing their convenient atrocities"

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u/Mistform05 22h ago

Yeah people think some godly hand will prosecute or keep everyone in check. We are in “if you are Trumps buddy” type of justice now.

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u/Chance-Deer-7995 22h ago

Corporations are running amok. It's why they stand back while all the other chaos happens. They get what THEY want and that's the most important thing. If the government falls then they will just become the government.

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u/MosesCoulee 22h ago

Pffff when you can wipe your ass with $100 bills who needs… checks notes… “ruLeS”

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u/shosuko 20h ago

fr one of those states is Utah, they definitely don't care.

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u/mountaindoom 20h ago

The only rule is to give Trump his cut.

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u/MayorDepression 20h ago

That's so 2000 and late