I might be able get behind this argument when you talk about the rules on plastic straws. But red meat is terrible for the environment. As is driving cars. Especially ICE and especially when it’s just one person, i.e. most work commutes. Another thing is heating/ cooling homes btw.
I personally think there are a lot of small things we should do as individuals but I understand not everyone might want to do them. I also agree that it’s up to governments to do a lot of heavy lifting. That can be things like establishing district heating or improving public transport. But maybe it can also be adding higher taxes on red meat.
Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 week ago
" higher taxes on red meat"
And there we go.
They’ll probably do that and those taxes will not be used to do anything climate related.
Or maybe buy some more carbon credits to legally pollute more.
I’m tired of this blameshifting and not touching the core problem, capitalism and endless growth of consumerism.
They can all go to hell.
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
The income from a tax is generally not tied to a specific cause in most countries. If all it does is reducing meat consumption that would be a net benefit for the climate. And in this case also be beneficial for the economy as res meat isn’t healthy and contributes to a lot of disease among the population.
Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I saidit is NOT reducing meat consumption. fucking hell you people are dense
4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Calm down. It’s pretty well-known in economic circles that increasing taxes on a good will reduce consumption of said good, unless it’s absolutely lime maybe baby formula. Even then some poor people are likely to be priced out of the market or at least forced to reduce consumption.