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Why do you want to "ensure that these cost increases are not passed on to the consumer"? Isn't that a major problem already (people not paying the real cost of their food)?

I can appreciate the need for cheap protein, but I don't see why it should be addressed in isolation from any other form of social inequality.

I see no reason why the government should be subsidizing someone's steak, bacon or fish. Eggs and dairy? Yes, but only for the vulnerable.