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Let's see how this chicken processing idea works.

So, we grow the chickens and kill them. Freeze or refrigerate it. Pack it. Inventory it. Load it in containers. Put the containers on ships. Inventory it. Transport it through the Panama Canal paying fees. Cross the Pacific Ocean. Pay to dock. Unload. Inventory. Unpack the containers. Organize and process. Re-pack and re-label. Inventory it. Load into containers. Load containers onto ship. Inventory it. Cross the Pacific Ocean, again. Pass through the Canal paying fees again. Pay to dock in the US. Unload and inventory. Ship to distribution centers. Inventory. Store at proper temps. Sell. Ship to stores. Then, we pay the fuel bills, shipping crew, cargo hands, dispose of all the used packaging material. ---- and now we have chicken to eat. Well done, private enterprise.

I don't have a problem with any of that. It's basic outsourcing 101. Labor is cheaper in China. There are no regulations on processing chicken overseas. There's no workers comp, no pensions, and no unemployment. We can even hire 12 year old virgins to handle the chicken.

China gets jobs. They get chicken guts, beaks, and feet. Well, they get to visit with the guts, beaks, and feet before grinding it into McDonald's chicken nuggets. They get used plastic and cardboard boxes plus a chance for Ebola from the Liberian ship's crew.

It's a win win for everyone including the world traveling chicken.

Anything government can do, private industry can do better. Here's proof of the lie

Heard this before?

Any thing government can do, private industry can do better.

There are many versions of that mantra. It's a lie. A Daym lie.

Proof?

I offer the following:

The humble City of Gainesville just added some exercise machines to the Francis Meadows Aquatic Center. Nothing major. The place already has two indoor pools. Plus, two nice out door pools. So, why not add a few machines for existing clients. Or to draw in more users.

Who would complain about that?

The YMCA!

The Y is a private company with tax breaks. It's gotten preferential tax breaks. An exclusive deal in Oakwood allowing use of a public park and buildings for its Oakwood YMCA. That includes two buildings and an outdoor pool. Sweet!

So they complained about the competition. Said there was a deal that the City would never compete with the Y for fitness.

Read more about how the YMCA and others are being screwed by superior government services.

Gainesville Times

The center first attempted to open a fitness room in 2009 but was met with opposition from local private fitness centers that said they felt the agency would create unfair competition and hurt their businesses. At the time, representatives from three fitness centers, Georgia Mountains YMCA, Fitness Forum and Bodyplex in Gainesville asked Gainesville City Council not to move forward with plans for a new center.