I keep thinking a few states could actually do a few things to help this by requiring local production. For example, if $STATE added a regulation that prohibit

I keep thinking a few states could actually do a few things to help this by requiring local production. For example, if $STATE added a regulation that prohibited the import of less than a half-cow carcase into the state, requiring local meat packing and butchery, this could cut into the mega packers and limit the risk of an infection taking out an industry for weeks. Similarly for other products. It would also keep at least some more of that money circulating in the state/country. I'd also like to see FDA requirements for at least dual-sourcing for all prescription medications and at least 50% domestic production. While these won't force the large conglomerates to break up, it would allow for at least some opportunities for local and upstart competition. A lot of it makes sense strictly from a defence of supply lines PoV. Which should have been a set of major lessons learned from COVID. I also do favor heavier tariffs in trade with nations that don't have similar work standards and/or use non-criminal citizens/residents effectively as slaves. On top of all of that, yeah, the FTC needs to break up some of the massive conglomerates.