following the holiday. how covid and bad weather are still impacting things in the air. a live report on that coming up. sandra: nothing worse than seeing canceled on the flight board. beef companies are bracing for what is to come in the new year. this as biden takes on the industry and a new plan to ease high prices. but who is really to blame for this high price mess? our panel will take that up next. i ve said it before and say it again, capitalism without competition is not capitalism, it s exploitation. that s what we are seeing in meat and poultry. you re a one-man stitchwork master. but your staffing plan needs to go up a size. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do.
meat companies, last time, for different companies competing with each other, we are far from a monopoly. i am speaking to these folks every day, the growers are not underpaid. it is great to pick certain data that comes out as to profit margins for the big four beef companies that profit margins from when to when? from 0 to the increase in profit. during the pandemic in the beginning every meat company was at a loss. todd: the consumer, ground beef up 14%, beef steaks up almost 25%, bacon, don t mess with my
to the abc poll, independents are at 71% disapprove on his handling of inflation. that s going to have significant carryover into the new year. it s massive. remember the white house started saying this is transitory. that 17 nobel laureate said it wouldn t be a problem. joe manchin said the laureates were young and now jen psaki saying it s the beef companies behind the rising prices of beef. those are not good answers and they are going to have to change again as they evolve that messaging as inflation looks like it will be into next year. bill: see what the fed does this afternoon. dana: favorite topic, mid-terms. thank you. there is a new admission by the state department revealing that hundreds more americans than first claimed were left behind in afghanistan. plus this. it is a good sign that there are diplomatic engagements and discussions continuing
jon: as you bell well know there will be breaking news as the oral arguments wrap-up on the president s healthcare overhaul. plus the follow-up on what some call pink slime. the beef companies are saying their product is being unfairly targeted, and talk about the media s role. we ll also tell you about the latest animal infestation in florida, snakes and now giant rats, oh my. that is coming up. bill: you re going to have some headlines today. see you in ten minutes, thank you, jon. martha: you know, fireworks aren t much fun when you are not expecting them to go off. look at that. the chaos that forced dozens to run for their lives. [sound of exploding fireworks ]