| Re: Organic farming environmental disaster!
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Originally Posted by Scucca  He's demanding product which generates greater global warming damage. That is a social cost! Whilst he'll pay more because of the higher costs for the farmer, he should be forced to pay even more for the damage he inflicts on the rest of us | That is absurd, not only do I buy less meat then the average consumer, but I chose poultry over red meat which requires far less feed, and energy consumption than cows do.
If anything, you should be arguing that each kind of meat should be taxed based on its carbon costs, which would influence more people to consume poultry over red meat, since it has fewer carbon costs.
How is the methane gas produced by the cows that does into the majority if US beef consumption not a "social cost" warranting taxation by your standards? They are by far the largest polluters.
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Last edited by Lachean : 05-09-08 at 03:51 PM.
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