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by K0nserv 1937 days ago
I think that if this was done slowly with a tax that increases year by year(like the Australian tabaco tax) and with some of the money being invested in lab grown meat reasearch we'd get to the lab grown meat future much faster. I suppose I should have been clearer on the fact that I didn't meant a jump to 7x the price over night.

There are still health concerns around a diet heavy in red meats, but at least it would address the environmental issue.