The Assassination of Donald Trump’s Populism by the Neoliberal Coward Joe Biden

In contrast to the modest, populist Donald Trump, Rolex-wearing elitist Joe Biden doesn’t respect the sacred right of workers to give each other deadly viruses in fetid poultry slaughterhouses:

The Biden administration has withdrawn a deplorable pending rule that would have allowed qualifying chicken slaughter plants in the United States to permanently dial up line speeds from an already inhumane and lightning-fast 140 birds per minute to 175 birds per minute.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, under the Trump administration, approved waivers for slaughterhouses to operate at faster speeds. Dozens of chicken slaughterhouses received such waivers, including 16 that received waivers in the spring of 2020. It was a terrible decision given that slaughterhouses had been declared coronavirus hotspots. To add insult to injury, the Trump administration soon after began working on a new rule that would allow qualifying chicken plants to operate at the higher speed, without even applying for a waiver. In essence, chicken producers looking to make more profit could simply ratchet up the line speed to kill more chickens with no consideration for animal welfare or worker safety.

This is a literally life-saving action, and one of the countless ways in which the change in administrations will improve things for ordinary people.