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[–] unband 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I won't argue that there's weird shit going on, but this spending bill became kind-of a "lump some random shit you want to establish as law without being too reckless" bill, because Obama basically has to sign it. They just threw whatever they wanted on it.

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[–] unband 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago  (edited ago)

It's always money. The food distributors can now, when an outbreak of disease hits crops, just not disclose where the food is. They can sell potentially contaminated ingredients and food.

Or at least, that's what I would hazard as a guess.