That explains why vegetables are more expensive, at least in Ireland.
What an incredibly fucked up thing to do. I’m not a vegan but I don’t see any reason why meat should be subsidized at all, given the numerous problems with both raising and consuming it.
I agree. I’m a meat eater but if the market forced me to not eat meat anymore due to ecological conditions then I wouldn’t eat meat anymore. Too bad the market only cares about sell, sell, sell. And in this world, nothing matters unless it sells.
You nor anyone else don’t need to stop completely. Just reducing meat consumption already has big effects!
Subsidizing beef is likely worse than subsidizing meat in general (even though I’m generally not a fan). The climate damage caused by beef and the dairy industry is simply too high.
If animal flesh wasn’t subsidised so much in a lot of places, no one except the wealthy would be able to afford to eat animals.
Yes and no. Prices may rise but that doesn’t necessarily mean the poorer would be unable to eat meat.
Current western culture, outside of explicit vegan and vegetarianism, has people eating meat almost every day, for both lunch and dinner, and occasionally for breakfast and snacks too.
Fish may be eaten once or twice a week, but generally people eat some form of chicken, beef, turkey, pork, or lamb every single day, at least twice a day.
Instead of being an item that is eaten with almost every meal, it could instead be treated as an item to only consume occasionally. Or once a day instead of multiple times a day.
Protein and flavour is in plentiful supply from plants.
Note: before the “um actually, I don’t”, this is a broad generalisation of western food habits. Not necessarily indicative of specific people’s individual habits.
