We're only discussing meat labs right now due to work in the private sector over the past handful of years. Government has played no role in this. The governmen

We're only discussing meat labs right now due to work in the private sector over the past handful of years. Government has played no role in this. The government itself subsidizes factory farming, as noted in other comments, via subsidies. Why would we want to hand over full control when they've done no good in this area at all? Our discussion here might simply be a proxy for the never-ending free market vs planned economy debate.