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A comment on ‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s sizzle fizzled in the US. Parent comment

Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by DoctorOW on Saturday September 24, 2022 @09:03AM (#32962191)
I feel like you're making fun of me but I am genuinely okay with implementing a carbon tax.
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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by pessimizer on Saturday September 24, 2022 @09:28AM (#32962403)
I am not. I am agreeing with you enthusiastically.
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Re:‘I’d rather eat an actual burger’: plant-based meat’s siz... by belorn on Sunday September 25, 2022 @07:15AM (#32970362)
That is great since a carbon tax is not a meat tax. Taxing the natural gas that goes into artificial fertilizers would increase the cost of a particular method of maximizing the growth speed and weight just before slaughter, but its not a method that farming must employ. They could just let the animals graze land that have vegetation naturally grow without artificial fertilizers, avoiding the tax and accepting a slower growth speed.

Any food that require artificial fertilizers would have to pay the carbon tax, making carbon-neutral food better in comparison.

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