The irony is him doing this (supposedly) because of the price of ground beef. The beef industry is fairly decentralized compared to say, chicken. One of the big issues in the Midwest right now is corporate farms buying up all the land. When the grandpa dies, his kids are forced to sell the property in order to pay the death tax. The only people with cash on hand willing to buy the property before the IRS grabs the lube are the Tysons and Butterballs of the world.

The irony is him doing (supposedly) because of the price of ground beef. The beef industry is fairly decentralized compared to say, chicken. One of the big issues in the Midwest right now is corporate farms buying up all the land. When the grandpa dies, his kids are forced to sell the property in order to pay the death tax. The only people with cash on hand willing to buy the property before the IRS grabs the lube are the Tysons and Butterballs of the world.