As the middle class wanes and poor immigrants continue to invade, the impact on America’s businesses is completely restructured. Tyson Foods shuttered four plants in the US claiming a significant loss in ‘demand’ and a need to lower costs. Simultaneously, Tyson opened 3 plants in – China. The decoupled China. Various economists have speculated that Tyson shutting down is because the cost of chicken is too high – reducing demand. Shutting down plants means less supply – means higher prices. Even economists seem oddly inept. A secondary factor for the shutdowns is ‘labour shortages’. Yet, given labour is the most significant expense for a commodity, a shortage of labour would indicate lower costs/expenses?
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