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Again, it's amazing how many people hear reduce and think abolish. Nobody in this thread (except maybe Aberkok) is suggesting you become a vegetarian. Far from it. As I have said a few times now, I love meat. I don't want to do without it.
What I want is good meat that is reared in a sustainable way. Current industrial practices, from the over production of corn to vast feed lots of cattle, are not sustainable. Yes, it keeps food cheap. But it also leads to outbreaks of e-coli (a direct result of raising cattle on a diet of corn, something their digestive system was not made to handle), environmental degradation and an increased reliance of foreign oil supply. There are many negative externalities that are not factored into the low cost of food at US supermarkets. Eventually those bills are going to come due.
To be clear: this isn't about become a vegetarian. For me, this is about working to move away from unsustainable practices.
Perhaps it's time that the US started to spend a little more money on food.
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