well sort of. if you wonder what a packing plant worker is worth, it is somewhat below a farmer, the packing plant owner, and some “timed out” animals (whatever that means).
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday that Iowa's meatpacking plants will stay open and continue to spread the coronavirus among workers, warning that shutting them down would be devastating for farmers and the food supply.
The Tyson Foods processing plant in Waterloo on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Brian Tabick/KCRG)
Reynolds acknowledged at a news conference that the virus spreads quickly and easily at the plants because so many workers are in close proximity. She said that "we will continue to see clusters of positive cases" in them.
Reynolds said closing them wasn't an option, calling the state's most important objective "keeping that food supply chain moving." Otherwise, she warned that farmers would have to euthanize animals scheduled to be sold to plants and the price of food would skyrocket.
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packing plant workers are not only essential but expendable as well…….
although I sort of understand this, it is, at best, ineptly stated. apparently testing everyone everyday is not an option to stop clusters and protect workers.