Good For The Goose – Thoughts From The Middle of Nowhere

I find Sen Chuck Schumer's <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/story?id=1906985&page=1">comments yesterday</a> very interesting. Why you may ask? n nHe states that there are five oil companies and they don't compete. That "We should do a little good, old fashioned trust busting," and that "What's good for Exxon Mobil is not necessarily good for America." n nFor years Americas beef producers have been complaining about the monopoly situation the meat packers have and nothing has been done about it. Where there is 5 oil companies, the four leading packers account for 80 percent of beef slaughter in the nation. It sounds like just as much of a monopoly as oil, but does Schumer want to trust bust them? No. Keep the food cheap to keep the masses in line is all he cares about. You know what's good for the goose is good for the gander. If the oil companies are a monopoly that need busted, meat packing needs looked at a little closer too. n n What's good for Tyson Foods Inc., Cargill Inc., Swift & Co., and Farmland Industries, is not necessarily good for America. Sarpy Sam