Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1906 which highlighted the horrors of working in meat packing plants and the unsanitary way in which 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 affected about sixty percent of processed meat, and many of those inspectors were paid to look the other way. In 1967, another step forward was taken with the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967. This act required meat packers to follow regulations established by the federal government for meat standards. However, federal standards for meat production were still vague. The most substantial improvement in meat inspection occurred in 1981, when the USDA was formed. This federal organization analyzes ninety-eight percent of the meat in the United States. Even though the USDA is a federal institution, it is still influenced by livestock industry lobbyists with monetary donations to UDSA member leaders. (“Meatpacking Industry”) In 2008, the United States enacted a farm bill. This, however, did not solve the huge subsidies given to large agricultural companies. In fact, it offered large agricultural companies a number of ways to receive public payments. Just as spouses can invest all of their investments in the partners' names, farm owners can do the same. As a result, the spouse with the lower income may receive these farm subsidies. It is estimated that 40% of landowners who rent land to small farmers will lose income-based subsidies. These owners still have the option to increase the rent of agricultural land and thus pass on these subsidy losses indirectly to farm tenants. Finally, it allows large farmers who are approaching the income limit to purchase more land and incur federal and state tax deductions.