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Originally Posted by Mull
Doesn't the Green New Deal essentially promote eliminating Cattle raised burgers? Yes the pamphlet in question doesn't note the nuance difference between cattle raised and lab created, but my guess is the voter they are writing too wouldn't consider that a lie.
I am confused, but this article seems to imply burger access would be greatly reduced:
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...meat-hamburger |
There is virtually nothing in AOC's Green New Deal that explicitly talks about animal-based agriculture, so the actual impacts of any GND-type legislation on animal agriculture would need to come out in the details; any further discussion is conjecture (and often, fear-mongering). The closest it comes it a call to "work collaboratively with farmers and ranchers in the United States to remove pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector."
A more likely approach than banning animal-based agriculture is something where the carbon footprint of animal-based agriculture is accounted for in the cost. This means the cost of meat would increase, but because there are market forces at work here, there's a limit to how much they could increase; it may be that in a decade, if you go to a fast food restaurant, you may have the choice of a cheap plant-based burger, a moderately priced hybrid burger, or a gourmet-priced all-meat burger. Obviously nobody likes more expensive prices for something they like, but the trade-off that the GND intends is healthier food at less cost, which would have an enormous impact on the healthcare system in the US where there's a direct corelation between low income -> crappy processed food -> high obesity -> high medical costs.