How the PRIME Act would break up the meat monopoly and lower prices

The coronavirus has led inevitably to more time spent at home, a huge increase in home cooking and by extension, grocery store shopping. Grocery stores have been making a killing. Back in March the industry was up 90% from 2019 and that trend has continued throughout the summer. But there's a problem. Supply isn't keeping up with demand. Prices are surging. Particularly in the meat industry. The WaPO reported today that red meat is up 20% in price, and it's only looking like it'll continue to rise as we head into the fall. What can be done about it? Price controls? Increasing the minimum wage? What about breaking up the meat company monopoly? That's the subject of a new piece at FreeThePeople.org by Tamineh Dehbozorgi of Young Voices. Tamineh wrote about the PRIME Act, a new bill put forward by Rep. Thomas Massie. She joined Underscored to break it all down.

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How the PRIME Act would break up the meat monopoly and lower prices is an episode from Underscored Podcast by Stephen Kent.

This episode is 10:02 long.

This episode was published on Aug 5, 2020.

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