[mark_l_watson]

+1 you are correct, the subsidies given to the beef industry are absurd given the externalities of cow farts, water usage, etc.

I don’t think that beyond burgers are very healthy but my wife and I eat them at least once a week anyways. I like a maxed-out burger with the ‘works’ without having animals die for my eating pleasure. When I do occasionally eat real meat, I prefer no feed lot beef over pork or chicken because I understand that chickens and pigs live miserable lives while cattle get to live outside and graze.

[wyager]

The subsidies given to the plant industry are absurd given the externalities of obesity, diabetes, soil depletion, etc.

[cies]

> absurd

I'd go as far as to say it's evil.

[spiderfarmer]

The environmental impact of "cow farts" and "cow burps" is largely a myth.

[gbrown]

[citation needed]

Also, it wouldn’t matter anyway: the climate impact of raising so many and feeding them carbon intensive grain is bonkers.

[hnmullany]

Well it's not a myth - but it is relatively minor compared to - say fossil fuel based power generation. Methane output is well documented - about 1lb a day for dairy cows and about half that for beef cows - without mitigation from additives.