Meat in a grocery store (© Charlie Neibergall/AP)

America may soon have no meat for two long, horrific weeks

2/9/2013

The Obama administration has issued a stern warning: If Congress cannot strike a budget deal, AMERICA MAY GO WITHOUT MEAT FOR TWO WHOLE WEEKS. Across-the-board spending cuts will hit in March if lawmakers cannot agree, which may require a two-week furlough of every U.S. meat and poultry inspector. By law, meatpackers cannot ship beef, pork, lamb or poultry without the Agriculture Department’s inspection seal, which will grind the country's meat industry to a halt. Can you imagine two whole weeks of just fresh fish, shrimp and lobster? [Source]

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