In this political cartoon, the issue of sanitation in fast food restaurants is brought to the attention of those who read it. Although the cartoon is ironically funny, it is also true to some extent. Due to my dislike of the fast food industry, I believe that this article is rather verifiable. Because this has happened before to many customers of fast food restaurants (and the customers probably being unaware of the incident), I feel that the issue should be presented to the common people on a larger scale. In the book Fast Food Nation, the issues of “what goes on behind the counter” are brought to the reader’s attention, and this is most likely one of the issues that is most common in fast food restaurants. For all of the following reasons, I agree with what the political cartoon is trying to present.
Published by Wally Littman in September 2007 on the Artizans website, the characteristics of the cartoon still apply today because in many fast food restaurants (as well as many other restaurants across the country) many employees continue not to follow sanitation rules properly. Aimed at those who want to “dig up more dirt” on the fast food industry and with the purpose of explaining desperate ways of restaurants to make their food at a faster pace, the cartoon relays an amusing, but rather accurate tone to its readers. Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, would probably agree with the cartoon because he also believes that fast food industries would do anything to make more profits at a faster pace. Clearly it can be seen how the political cartoon portrays an excellent job on what really is going on behind the counters of fast food restaurants.
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In the article “Top Farmers Assess Impact of Credit Crisis,” the issue on how the weak economy is affecting the farm and meat industry. I feel that all the industries in the United States would be an economic decline, including all of meat industries. In Fast Food Nation, it is shown that the meat industry has been through all the highs and lows of the United States economy, and I believe that it will survive this poor economy. Many farmers, like Jack Maloney and Patrick Duncanson, have asked banks for money and have had difficulty getting the loans that they need to run their farms. I, as the reader, can easily imagine it being hard to take out a loan for farm related purposes, and I agree with the article for all of these reasons.
Published on September 26, 2008, this article was written by reporter Elizabeth Williams with the purpose of explaining what the impact of the credit crisis was on farming and meat industries. With its informative tone, it is aimed at people who are concerned with the economy’s effect on the big industries. Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, would probably want to see these industries downsize due to his stance that the meat industries are power hungry institutions. He would probably agree that these large industries would be affected by the economy’s downfall. Clearly it can be seen that the economy is affecting many companies and industries, including the farm and meat industries.
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Sean Whaley’s article “Challenge To Tax Initiative Argued” in the Las Vegas Review Journal brings up the California-style Proposition 13 that will cap property taxes in Virginia City, Nevada. The whole idea of taxes is rather boring and uninteresting to almost everyone in the world, but the article brings up an interesting question: why do property taxes continue to go up at skyrocket rates? The people challenging this growth of taxes, including Sharron Angle and Joel Hansen, probably asked themselves this question. They are now challenging lawyers and lawmakers to cap these taxes.
The trial was documented on September 9, 2008 in Virginia City. With its informative tone, it explains the trial and decifers which is the best decision to make. Those who are interested in this trial would find this article appealing, but little of the general population would find a neccessity to read it. As seen in Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, cattle herders and managers are also suffering from large property pressures, including high taxes, similar to the situations detailed in the Las Vegas Review Journal article. Schlosser would probably support the tax cap because he has documented the hardships of cattle ranchers suffering from similar high taxes (most notably the alias ‘Hank’, who later commited suicide due to the economic pressures of cattle herding). Clearly it can be seen that the tax cap should be reinforced in Virginia City, for the sake of it’s economy and the land.
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