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I read half the article and skimmed the rest so maybe this was addressed and I missed it. The existing meat industry, in the US at least, is subsidized both di
by tasty_freeze 5y ago
I read half the article and skimmed the rest so maybe this was addressed and I missed it.
The existing meat industry, in the US at least, is subsidized both directly and via corn subsidies. Secondly, it bears none of the costs of its externalities. If those were factored into the cost of meat used by the report it might make for a more fair comparison.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoI agree. But fairness and political feasibility are both worth measuring. What is the unsubsidized cost of meat? What would it be incorporating its externalities?
- Nbox9 5y agoTake this source with a grain of salt, but someone has calculated at over 2.5x[0]. [0] https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/animal-food-industry-taxpayer-414-billion-year/ https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/animal-food-industry-ta...