As the American economy grows the economy relies more on imported supplies of the acute materials needed to prevent the fall of the economy. The new focus of the United States is the energy concern. The U.S intelligence community feels that our nation will not be secure if global energy resources are not shielded. As the writer of Resource Wars, Michael T. Klare, he states “We need a substantial quantity of imported oil to sustain our economy” (Klare 7). Oil comes from the Persian Gulf countries; the United States needs to remain pledged in the Persian Gulf to be guaranteed the flow of vital oil supplies.
In Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, only four meatpacking plants control the industry of poultry growers. They slaughter 84% of the nation’s cattle and use unfair tactics to drive down the price of cattle in an increasingly less competitive market. They drive down the prices of the beef and poultry because they feed the animals corn, by feeding them corn helps them grown fast and gain more weight. Also this corn is cheap corn grown with fossil fuels. If there is not a substantial quantity of oil the corporation of these cattle's and farmers would not sell these animals to the companies for cheap. The fast food corporation would fall because they would have to by high priced beef and chicken, which would be sold in the fast food chains. There would be no cheaper fast food, "Dollar Menus" and promotions because of the increase of the food price.
Even though, the U.S intelligence community feels that our nation will not be secure if global energy resources are not shielded. It will affect not only the economy but many of the fast food corporations that rely on the fossil fuels, so that they will have these inexpensive beef and chicken.
