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Should meat be taxed like alcohol and cigarettes?
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
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>>>>>> Should meat be taxed like alcohol and cigarettes?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By Heather Moore
>>>>>> Sun Sentinel
>>>>>> sun-sentinel.com
>>>>>> Thursday, April 16, 2015
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At this time of year, the last thing anyone wants to
>>>>>> think about is paying more taxes. But there's one tax I'm
>>>>>> in favor of - and you should be, too, if you care about
>>>>>> your health and the health of the planet: a sin tax on
>>>>>> meat, cheese and other animal-based foods.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If Congress were to levy a 10-cent tax on every pound of
>>>>>> meat sold in grocery stores and restaurants - and a
>>>>>> modest sin tax on each dairy item and carton of eggs - it
>>>>>> would not only stimulate the economy but also give people
>>>>>> yet another incentive to give tasty vegan foods a try,
>>>>>> which would then help to reduce the nation's health care
>>>>>> costs and its Sasquatch-size carbon footprint.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Americans have to pay excise taxes on cigarettes, alcohol
>>>>>> and gasoline to help offset the health and environmental
>>>>>> costs of these items, so it's not too much of a leap to
>>>>>> expect people to pay extra for unhealthy - and
>>>>>> unnecessary - foods that harm people and animals, waste
>>>>>> resources and contribute to climate change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before you balk at the thought of more taxes, consider
>>>>>> this: We pay a tax on gasoline in order to motivate us to
>>>>>> conserve fossil fuels, which in turn is aimed at reducing
>>>>>> pollution and combating climate change, so shouldn't we
>>>>>> also pay a tax on animal-based foods for the very same
>>>>>> reasons?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> According to the United Nations, the production of meat
>>>>>> and dairy foods requires more resources and causes more
>>>>>> greenhouse-gas emissions than the production of plant-
>>>>>> based foods. It takes roughly 1,000 gallons of water to
>>>>>> produce just 1 gallon of milk, and it takes about 11
>>>>>> times more fossil fuel to produce a gram of animal
>>>>>> protein than to produce a gram of plant protein.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Continues at:
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/...10-story.html#
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>> students
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>> Ask Your Members of Congress to Co-sponsor the EAT for
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