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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by burkaman on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:14AM (#28839940)
No, burgers would cost $45 because cattle farming would be unsubsidized and very expensive. It wouldn't just be a random $40 tax on burgers, that's obviously counterproductive.
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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by Workaccount2 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:17AM (#28839976)
I think the point is that $45 is a made up number to push a point. An unsubsidized burger would obviously not cost $45.

Edit: OP clarified with a source below that it would be closer to $15

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by miked85 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:24AM (#28840051)
Making up numbers doesn't seem like the best way to prove a point.
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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by OJFord on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:08PM (#28843026)
It may not be the best way, but hyperbole is an established rhetorical device.
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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by Workaccount2 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:50AM (#28840443)
Welcome to the internet
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