$87.5 Million to Shut You Up Tyson Foods and Cargill—the two-headed giants of Big Meat—just agreed to fork over $87.5 million to make a massive lawsuit disappear. Tyson is paying $55 million. Cargill’s throwing in $32.5 million. Not because they’re guilty, they say—but just to “avoid the expense” of fighting it. Right. The lawsuit accused these companies of fixing beef prices by secretly working together to limit supply and rig the market. While you were trying to afford dinner, these billion-dollar meat processors were coordinating behind the scenes to make sure you paid more and they made more. That’s not capitalism. That’s a cartel. Meat Cartel 101 According to the lawsuit, Tyson, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef—who together control nearly…
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