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Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator with a misguided heart of gold indicated during a town hall event in Myrtle Beach, SC that he’s open to a “meat tax” as a means of helping to combat the agriculture industry’s impact on the environment.
The idea of taxing meat was put forth by an event attendee who read her question from a notecard (as you do).
“As you probably know, animal agriculture is to blame for the majority of climate change and is the leading cause of deforestation water and air pollution and biodiversity loss,” the woman said.
“With that being known, what do you plan on doing to ensure that Americans limit their consumption of animal products?” she asked while failing to recognize that America’s impact on the environment is dwarfed by China, India, and other emerging markets around the globe.
She immediately followed up with a second question, mentioning Germany’s consideration of a “meat tax” designed to halt meat consumption.
“Germany has imposed a meat tax in hopes of limiting this consumption,” she said. “What are your plans to stop these large corporations from further usurping natural resources and polluting the planet?”
Sanders praised the woman’s questions and did not rule out the consideration of a “meat tax” in the U.S.
“Thank you for the question, and it’s a good question. All I can say is if we believe, as I do and you do, that climate change is real, we’re gonna have to tackle it in every area, including agriculture,” Sanders said.
“In fact, one of the things we want to do with our farmers out there is help them become more aggressive and able to help us combat climate change, rather than contribute to it,” he continued.
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