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Care to explain or add sources on this?
by organic_popcorn 5y ago
Care to explain or add sources on this?
- chrismckleroy 5y agoReference: https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/removing-meat-subsidy-our-cognitive-dissonance-around-animal-agriculture https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/removing-meat-subsidy-our-cogn... I overestimated; we should be paying 3x more for meat than we do at retail.
- aww_dang 5y agoYes, the government subsidizes corn and soy. That doesn't mean that alternatives cheaper than the unsubsidized price of these inputs couldn't be found. If subsidies are removed, innovation may follow. There are also cases where the government restricts crop production. http://sites.gsu.edu/us-constipedia/wickard-v-filburn-1942/ http://sites.gsu.edu/us-constipedia/wickard-v-filburn-1942/ https://thecounter.org/biden-administration-farmers-conservation-reserve-crp-usda-vilsack/ https://thecounter.org/biden-administration-farmers-conserva...