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Chapter seven has the same familiar theme that Schlosser has made in all the previous chapters.The large supplier to the evil fast food giants and the faceless employees who are abused.The workers are individuals who want to work ,but are limited in skills except manual labor. The jobs that are being offered are redundant manual labor jobs. Even though Schlosser is making a point of the abuse, these are the only jobs they are qualified to do. The Mid-Western areas mentioned are not as populated as eastern states and employment is limited. Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming ,Texas are cattle states and working in meatpacking houses are the primary jobs offered in these states. The education level goes hand in hand with the pay level. Lower education results in a lower income. The crime rate also follows the lower paying job market. Schlosser States that in Lexington, Nebraska that this small town had an increase in the crime rate that was the highest in the state within one year of opening a meat packinghouse. The workers that were hired to work took over Lexington and the locals moved away. The work is hard, the pay is low and the individuals who Schlosser mentions that work in the fast food industry and the workers who work for the suppliers are part of the ongoing cycle of abuse that will never have a happy ending.