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i ll join the united states in a diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses. but will more country step aside? i want to get to the top rescue put out every year which is fascinating. but let s start with china. it is part of the list, but you lead your signal newsletter today talking about china and the olympics and the issue of omicron. what could happen in the next month? i do think that the beijing olympics will occur as planned because the ability of the chinese to lock down and keep a bubble in place is very high. china s zero covid policy which was incredibly successful for them in 2020 when covid started out of china. it has become the least successful of covert policies among major economies in the world because they are locking
it s a great first start. i was encouraged by the news. we see the grassley bill in the senate moving along. it s trying to do some of these things. competition is good. the competition, that s the american way. we love competition. it makes us all better. right now, there is no competition in the meat world. by adding variable processors to the mix with $1 billion is going to help stimulate competition. i think it will be good for consumers as well as farmers and ranchers. dana: last word on that. we show that prices are up a lot. let s show them on the board a lot. steak up 24%, roast beef, 26%.
successful elections. the u.s., the most powerful country in the world. you put that together. at the end of their commode go back and see how we ve done. it s very important to be accountable and this and try to take the politics out. dana: could you talk about techno- polar world and number nine, corporations losing culture wars. techno- politics is increasing technology countries are sovereign in the virtual world. they control the algorithms and create the world and create the laws. it s poorly regulated. the governments do not have the expertise or the institutions to be able to deal with that. as you know, just about everyone has a different gripe with tech companies right now. whether it s about misinformation or it is about
everyone to see. 90 covid was number one, techno- polar world is number two. u.s. midterms at number three. how do they write? we take a look at three of her factors. first is the likelihood and risk. we are not looking at five, ten, or 20 years. that s why climate change is not the top of the list, for example. we look at the likelihood and we look at the impact. you put those two things together so turkey, for example, a really horrible trajectory. the leadership is in serious trouble and massive inflation. but it s just turkey. it does not impact the rest of the world. bottom of the list. the u.s. midterm election. the most important of the american history and enormous amount concerns about gi jason or the election stolen and our d question work neither side going to be happy with the outcome. very different than what we ve seen in japan or germany with