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> If you are seriously concerned about climate change, pressure your government to impose a large tax on beef and pay the proceeds from that tax directly to the
by dangoor 7y ago
> If you are seriously concerned about climate change, pressure your government to impose a large tax on beef and pay the proceeds from that tax directly to the people living in the amazon basin. That will incentivize them against deforestation.
But if the income they're receiving is coming from a tax on beef, wouldn't they want to produce more?
- mc32 7y agoPresumably the tax would make beef unpalatable to the wallet driving people to choose alternatives like chicken or lamb.