Ehh... so many false assumptions in this article, and probably in the book by the distinguished vegan advocate. > "According to Simon, animal ag is not the onl

Ehh... so many false assumptions in this article, and probably in the book by the distinguished vegan advocate. > "According to Simon, animal ag is not the only industry that externalizes costs. He cites the oil and tobacco industries - but says 'the animal food industry, in my estimate, has been better at it than any other industry in this country'." What about the plant agriculture industry? No subsidies? No price reduction and messaging to eat more plant based processed foods? How much plant based garbage do Americans eat? Specifically bread and corn. > "Those low prices are driving us to eat much more of these products than we would otherwise and that is why Americans have among the highest rates in the world of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease," he says. > "We have about almost three times the rate of cancer as the rest of the world in this country, almost directly related to the consumption of meat. Yes, you can pay a little less for a hamburger but in a few decades, you're gonna have cancer. Is it really worth it?" But is it meat that is responsible for these illnesses? Or maybe it is the hamburger bun that is made of wheat, and the syrup that contains a bunch of corn based sugar? Where is the evidence that purely eating meat, vs. eating processed food is bad for health? As far as I know (everyone can make claims these days, including me) most research points the blame finger on processed food. And "processed food" means food that usually wouldn't include plant based toxic additives, but since its cheap-er (subsidies?) it does. So good luck finding a sausage in your super market that has no corn based sugar added to it. Or good luck solving your health problems by drinking fruit juice every day.