This will be a plank in my platform when I make my run for Congress in 2016. Meat should absolutely be taxed. Can't believe I found this in Bloomberg.
Meat has always been part of the human diet. Few dishes are as wonderful
as a bolognese sauce made with a combination of pork, lamb, and beef.
But taxing pigs, sheep, and cows is essential to contain the spiraling
costs associated with massive meat eating.
Excessive consumption of meat is harmful to human health and the health of the planet. I'll be eating some turkey on Thursday and I consume it several times a month on non-holidays. It's necessary that the costs associated with its consumption are raised in order to discourage it.
So we are at $12,275 right now, without counting the 25 checks that people
have said they are sending. We are un-pinning the site fundraising post
from t...
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