Experts say we should tax meat eaters the same way we tax smokers

If your burger ends up costing as much as a plate of caviar, you may decide to explore vegetarian options. As global demand booms, a tax on meat may be a way of discouraging overconsumption and paying for the environmental damages of the livestock industry, a new report suggests. But critics believe it would disproportionately affect the poor.

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