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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 60391" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Good to see the the motivation you have for self-help and independence, Bez. We could use more of that kind of thinking everywhere. But, you've got me kind of confused. Let's say I'm one of the big packers. I have some people like you courting me to establish a plant. Great possibilities! Good deal for all of us, right? But, wait! Seems like I recall just a few days ago...... </p><p></p><p></p><p>Now, the big packer is confused. Very, very confused. To appeal to me now, you talk about all of the cattle that would be available to me. Then at some point you might want to take them away? You want me to invest millions and millions of dollars to establish industry in your area? Then you want to take away part of my resources? Take away some of my raw materials? Hmmmmm. </p><p></p><p>Bez, the point I'm trying to make is that the raw numbers of cattle that you talk about can't really mean anything to me as the packer. There might be more people up there like you that want to tell me that at some point I might not be able to use them all to run my chains. It just sounds to me like you want me, the packer, to intervene with my money now. But at some point in the future, you might also ask the government to intervene and tell me what I can or can't kill at my plant. That's not a very friendly environment to set up a business in, is it? I think I'd have to pass.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 60391, member: 416"] Good to see the the motivation you have for self-help and independence, Bez. We could use more of that kind of thinking everywhere. But, you've got me kind of confused. Let's say I'm one of the big packers. I have some people like you courting me to establish a plant. Great possibilities! Good deal for all of us, right? But, wait! Seems like I recall just a few days ago...... Now, the big packer is confused. Very, very confused. To appeal to me now, you talk about all of the cattle that would be available to me. Then at some point you might want to take them away? You want me to invest millions and millions of dollars to establish industry in your area? Then you want to take away part of my resources? Take away some of my raw materials? Hmmmmm. Bez, the point I'm trying to make is that the raw numbers of cattle that you talk about can't really mean anything to me as the packer. There might be more people up there like you that want to tell me that at some point I might not be able to use them all to run my chains. It just sounds to me like you want me, the packer, to intervene with my money now. But at some point in the future, you might also ask the government to intervene and tell me what I can or can't kill at my plant. That's not a very friendly environment to set up a business in, is it? I think I'd have to pass....... [/QUOTE]
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