The Agriculture Department warns that the looming budget sequester could idle federal inspectors of meat and poultry plants for two weeks.
It's something shoppers don't give a lot of attention to when buying hamburger or chicken breasts: the little circle that verifies the meat has been inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But without that stamp, meat can't be sold by packers and processors.
That's bad news because the looming U.S. government sequester means meat and poultry plants won't be able to receive their inspections, potentially leading to a shortage of everything from prime rib to chicken wings.
The sequester -- slated for March 1, unless Congress finds a way to sidestep the start of $85 billion in mandated federal budget cuts -- would keep meat inspection personnel from going to work for as many as 15 days, according to a letter from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the U.S. Department of Agriculture released and was reported by Reuters.
Such a "nationwide shutdown of meat and poultry plants during a furlough of (meat) inspection personnel" could lead to $10 billion in production losses, Vilsack wrote.
Ah. More panic news from the MSM. The evil Republicans are going to steal the hamburger right out of your mouth because they won't stop the sequester. This is the biggest fraud being pushed on Americans since the moon landing.
Of course it's panic news from the MSM. If it does happen, you might want to mosey on over to the What's Cooking forum and add some recipes to the Meatless Meals thread. I will even post the article I read today on how to de-gas beans.
Quote: Thunderbird wrote in post #10I wonder if the American people will fall for this variation of the local police and firefighter budget cutting con?
Rush was on fire about this today.
What's worrisome is that Newt was a stronger leader than Boehner and he completely caved.
RIGHT'S RIGHT 
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