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Old 06-09-2013, 03:39 PM
 
Location: The Brat Stop
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Goodbye Patrick, we knew you well.
More decline of America.

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June 9, 2013 4:13 p.m. | Luohe, China — At an age when most Chinese executives are long retired, the country's top hog butcher is taking on a daunting new job persuading Americans to allow him to complete China's biggest takeover of a U.S. company.

Shuanghui International's $4.7 billion bid for Smithfield Foods Ltd., parent company of Cudahy meatpacker Patrick Cudahy,


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China's top butcher promotes takeover of Patrick Cudahy parent - JSOnline
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:08 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Lol Chinese bacon = decline of America?
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:14 PM
 
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Obviously the bacon will still be made in the US.
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:17 PM
 
Location: USA
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My family works in the meat packing industry. I have never heard of a shortage of bacon. Sounds like a side deal to me.


I believe if we put a true American effort into buying local and buying American we could really boost our trade. Would take a significant non-partisan effort though.
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:38 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Obviously the bacon will still be made in the US.
Don't bet on it. Along with the pork will come Mercury poisoning, trichinosis and toxic lead poisoning. Why
would the chinker chongs change policy now. They have used lead in paint & toys (shipped here for our kids) for years. Why would they change now ?
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:40 PM
 
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Don't bet on it. Along with the pork will come Mercury poisoning, trichinosis and toxic lead poisoning. Why
would the chinker chongs change policy now. They have used lead in paint & toys (shipped here for our kids) for years. Why would they change now ?
Meat in China is more expensive than in the US. Why would they make those things in China?
They import chicken and beef from the US every year.
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:51 PM
 
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...only drawback i see to eating chinese bacon....half hour later ya want to eat some more....!
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:52 PM
 
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Obviously the bacon will still be made in the US.
By Chinese labor.
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Old 06-09-2013, 05:12 PM
 
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By Chinese labor.
You think US government will issue H1B visas to Chinese workers? Even those Chinese PhDs can't get one.
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Old 06-09-2013, 05:14 PM
 
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You think US government will issue H1B visas to Chinese workers? Even those Chinese PhDs can't get one.
That would be nice, they seem to have a good work ethic.
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