Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1906, which highlighted the horrors of working in meatpacking plants and the unsanitary way meat was handled. And that same year, Congress declared that all livestock shipped to foreign markets and across state lines would be subject to inspection. But this involved about sixty percent of processed meat and many of these inspectors were paid to look the other way. In 1967, another advancement was made with the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967. This law required meatpackers to follow regulations set by the federal government regarding meat standards. However, federal standards for meat production were still loose. The most substantial improvement in meat inspection occurred in 1981, when the USDA was established. This federal organization tests ninety-eight percent of meat in the United States. Even though the USDA is a federal institution, it is still influenced by beef industry lobbyists who donate to UDSA member executives. (“Meatpacking Industry”) In 2008, the United States passed a farm bill. This, however, did not resolve the huge subsidies given to large agricultural companies. In effect, this gave large farms several ways to receive payments from the government. Just as spouses can place all their investments in members' names, farm owners can do the same. Thus, the spouse with the lowest income can benefit from these agricultural subsidies. An estimated 40 percent of landowners who rent their land to small farmers will lose subsidies based on their income. These owners always have the possibility of increasing the lease of agricultural land and thus indirectly passing on these losses of subsidies to agricultural tenants. Finally, it allows large farmers who are nearing the income limit to purchase more land to qualify for federal and state deductions..