Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open

[dcbl]

Trump has done well in responding to the Wu Flu; his decision TODAY to declare meat processing facilities essential AND ordering them to stay open may damn well prevent the supply chain from being irreparably damaged!

we are already looking at inflation, rising energy costs and food costs -- keeping production open as much as possible is a big step for the safety, security and well being of the country

and yes, Trump is allocating safety equipment for the industry! We were looking at possible food shortages; this was a great move by the President today

Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus.

The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to keep production plants open.

The order comes after industry leaders warned that consumers could see meat shortages in a matter of days after workers at major facilities tested positive for the virus. A senior White House official said the administration was working to prevent a situation in which a majority of processing plants shut down for a period of time, which could lead to an 80% drop in the availability of meat in supermarkets. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the order before its release.

 

[jc456]

Thank you mr president. that is the correct play. fk these people trying to cause harm to americans. hly fk.

 

[airplanemechanic]

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Trump has done well in responding to the Wu Flu; his decision TODAY to declare meat processing facilities essential AND ordering them to stay open may damn well prevent the supply chain from being irreparably damaged!

we are already looking at inflation, rising energy costs and food costs -- keeping production open as much as possible is a big step for the safety, security and well being of the country

and yes, Trump is allocating safety equipment for the industry! We were looking at possible food shortages; this was a great move by the President today

Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus.

The order will use the Defense Production Act to classify meat processing as critical infrastructure to keep production plants open.

The order comes after industry leaders warned that consumers could see meat shortages in a matter of days after workers at major facilities tested positive for the virus. A senior White House official said the administration was working to prevent a situation in which a majority of processing plants shut down for a period of time, which could lead to an 80% drop in the availability of meat in supermarkets. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the order before its release.

Sure. Nothing like completely botching the response to the virus, touting miracle cures, and then ultimately demanding that people who work shoulder to shoulder in some of those plants be forced back to work. All in an effort to save your worthless presidency so some Trump supporter can get their frozen chicken nuggets. WTF.

 

[Rambunctious]

A big mistake was made with the unemployment compensation part of the stimulus....it read that people can go on unemployment if they fear going to work or can't go to work....they get their unemployment plus an additional $600 per month....that brings the package up to where a plant employee is at wage wise....so they can go on unemployment and bring home about the same amount of money as if they were working....so they all went on unemployment....then the plant has to close down.....for a lack of employees...

 

[jc456]

A big mistake was made with the unemployment compensation part of the stimulus....it read that people can go on unemployment if they fear going to work or can't go to work....they get their unemployment plus an additional $600 per month....that brings the package up to where a plant employee is at wage wise....so they can go on unemployment and bring home about the same amount of money as if they were working....so they all went on unemployment....then the plant has to close down.....for a lack of employees...

well they got the stimulus and get a pay check. same difference. if one really cares about others. I mean so could all the nurses and doctors then, right? anyone. one has to have more integrity and character to take certain things into consideration. They still get it all.

 

[JLW]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sure. Nothing like completely botching the response to the virus, touting miracle cures, and then ultimately demanding that people who work shoulder to shoulder in some of those plants be forced back to work.

Who is being forced back to work?

All in an effort to save your worthless presidency so some Trump supporter can get their frozen chicken nuggets. WTF.

Oh, you weren't actually serious. Got it. You're just bitching because you've been programmed like Pavlov's dog to oppose anything by the big bad orange man.

 

[Manonthestreet]

The Chinese ones I'd just keep. Time to boot em out.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

What sick people are being forced to appear at work?

 

[dcbl]

Sure. Nothing like completely botching the response to the virus, touting miracle cures, and then ultimately demanding that people who work shoulder to shoulder in some of those plants be forced back to work. All in an effort to save your worthless presidency so some Trump supporter can get their frozen chicken nuggets. WTF.

serious question, does being that stupid cause you to get frequent headaches???

do you have any idea how much of a disaster disrupting the food chain can be?

do you think steak should be a luxury just for the upper class and wealthy?

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

What sick people are being forced to appear at work?

Apparently you've never been inside one of these plants before have you?
Well I have. A lot these people on the lines stand literally shoulder to shoulder.
That's cool. Without testing before you go back to work, you could literally be infected...and then...infect other people.
Sheesh...

 

[airplanemechanic]

Do you not fucking realize that bacon is one of the official food groups?

 

[Camp]

Yummy, virus burgers, corona chops, and COVID Sirloins.

 

[dcbl]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

he has invoked national security & is exorcising his executive powers

just as governors are doing in their own states across the nation

whether you like the president or not; you have to like this move

maybe should have been done sooner, but this issue was brought to the public yesterday & POTUS acted swiftly

 

[airplanemechanic]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

What sick people are being forced to appear at work?

Apparently you've never been inside one of these plants before have you?
Well I have. A lot these people on the lines stand literally shoulder to shoulder.
That's cool. Without testing before you go back to work, you could literally be infected...and then...infect other people.
Sheesh...

Good. Get them all some of those 15 minute covid19 tests, tell them to show up for work 15 minutes early and take care of business.

 

[Montrovant]

I'm curious what the details of this are. If the plants are being shut down because of workers contracting the virus (I seem to remember one of the Smithfield plants accounted for around half the cases of the state it was located in when it was closed), what will be the requirements for keeping it open?

 

[airplanemechanic]

I'm curious what the details of this are. If the plants are being shut down because of workers contracting the virus (I seem to remember one of the Smithfield plants accounted for around half the cases of the state it was located in when it was closed), what will be the requirements for keeping it open?

Testing all workers who return? If all on site are negative there is no reason you can't start shoving pigs into the shredder again.

 

[Montrovant]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

he has invoked national security & is exorcising his executive powers

just as governors are doing in their own states across the nation

whether you like the president or not; you have to like this move

maybe should have been done sooner, but this issue was brought to the public yesterday & POTUS acted swiftly

Actually the issue was "brought to the public" earlier than yesterday. Here's an article about Smithfield closing a plant from April 12: World’s largest pork processor shuts down plant, warns of meat shortages during pandemic

I'm not saying this order should have come sooner. I'm just pointing out that this issue has been reported on for a few weeks now.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sign an Order????? How the fuck can you enforce a Presidential Order ordering that people not get sick or that people who are sick must appear at work?

What sick people are being forced to appear at work?

Apparently you've never been inside one of these plants before have you?
Well I have. A lot these people on the lines stand literally shoulder to shoulder.
That's cool. Without testing before you go back to work, you could literally be infected...and then...infect other people.
Sheesh...

You didn't answer my question