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The meat (and dairy) industry receive massive subsidies from the the US federal government, and they have massive externalized costs. Some externalized costs a
by Nbox9 6y ago
The meat (and dairy) industry receive massive subsidies from the the US federal government, and they have massive externalized costs. Some externalized costs are greenhouse gas emissions, downstream downstream pollution, reduced health outcomes in consumers, heavy fresh water usage. The meat & dairy industry received the majority of the benefit from the $867 billion farm bill passed in 2019.
- jhawk28 6y agoIn exchange for these subsidies, farms have lots of regulation and little control over prices. I wouldn't consider that to be a benefit. The main downside is that it keeps around the bad farmers and makes it harder for the good ones.
- whimsicalism 6y ago74 cents on every dollar made by a dairy farmer are from government subsidy. I think I can confidently state that that's a benefit.
- ApolloFortyNine 6y ago>The meat & dairy industry received the majority of the benefit from the $867 billion farm bill passed in 2019. No, they didn't. The majority of the 10 year funding bill went to SNAP (food stamps). [1] I do hate how I have to waste my time researching your ridiculous claims, I do wish such extreme takes could just be out right deleted before they cause any damage. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/massive-867-billion-farm-bill-inches-closer-to-finish-line.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/massive-867-billion-farm-bil...
- Nbox9 6y agoWhat percentage of SNAP funding is spent on foodstuff with animal products in it? Over a quarter of the average American food budget is spent on meat and diary directly, with more being spent on products that contain meat and dairy. It’s safe to assume SNAP spending is similar. https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food https://www.valuepenguin.com/how-much-we-spend-food
- dragonwriter 6y ago> The majority of the 10 year funding bill went to SNAP (food stamps). That would only rebut the claim being made if there was an analysis that SNAP spending + other subsidies did not result in a majority of the total ending up with the meat and dairy industry. Its worth noting that even before they were configured into a poverty support program, food stamps were conceived of, and have always been (hence the involvement of USDA) an agricultural subsidy program. So what goes into SNAP is not separate from industry subsidies.
- mike_d 6y agoBased on data from 2016 (the most recent I could find a good breakdown for): Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B, Sugar $1.5B, Cotton $950M, Wheat $603M, Oranges $435M, Livestock $367M, Hay/Feed $240M
- taffer 6y ago> Corn $2.1B, Soybeans $1.6B Almost all of this is turned into animal feed or fuel.
- randomdata 6y agoBut are also subsidized considerably less. Where oranges see 0.3¢ per calorie produced, corn only receives 0.1¢ per calorie produced.
- butbutemails2 6y agoBro we subsidize livestock feed corn and soy