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It's also worth mentioning that the US dairy industry in aggregate operates at a ~40% net loss [0, p9], and Wisconsin dairy farms have collectively lost money e
by tfehring 7y ago
It's also worth mentioning that the US dairy industry in aggregate operates at a ~40% net loss [0, p9], and Wisconsin dairy farms have collectively lost money every year since at least 2005 [0, p16], before accounting for subsidies. US taxpayers are paying for all of the health consequences you mentioned.
Disclosure: I am vegan. Also, I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin, and I derived a nontrivial amount of calories from dairy throughout my childhood and early adulthood.
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