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The "Backlash" to Plant-Based Meat Has a Sneaky, if Not Surprising, Explanation (sentientmedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2674486

TL;DR: the meat industry's misleading messaging campaign + lobbying

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The only reason it's so much more expensive than animal-based meats is because of the amount of subsidies the meat industry gets. Actually, now that I think about it, all of the major pillars of the US agricultural industry, whether it be meat, corn, or dairy, are upheld by subsidies.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I agree, it's also why tobacco in the US is quite cheap even though the health effects are well documented.

That doesn't change the reality of playing field that plant-based meat has to play in currently.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The only reason it’s so much more expensive than animal-based meats is because of the amount of subsidies the meat industry gets.

If the environmental costs of producing it were added as taxes to meat, its price would skyrocket. Related link.