Senate President Jon Tester, a Democrat and Big Sandy farmer, said the House-passed bill offers a new marketing tool for Montana ranchers that will help the economy and attract cattle feeding and meatpacking operations to the state to make use of the Montana brand.
So, a Montana only country of origin bill will "attract cattle feeding and meatpacking operations to the state." I really hate to tell Senator Tester and other supporters of this bill this, but Montana is not the center of the world.
REALITY CHECK, our puny 800,000 people in the state are not enough of a market for a large meatpacking operation or feeding operations to move into the state.
All this bill is going to do is drive the small grocery stores out of business with its onerous requirements. Hope the Legislatures are proud of themselves.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. Richard Feynman
