The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering implementing a rule that would regulate greenhouse gases under the Cleain Air Act. EPA accepted comments on this proposed rule until 11/28/08. The proposed rule would include regulating agriculture, especially livestock.
In short, this tax could reach $175 per cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and upward of $20 for each hog. Farmer’s and ranchers do not profit $87.50 per cow or $20 per hog. This tax is not reasonable.
The New York Times has a blog article regarding this tax, below is a comment posted on this blog:
This would be a good first step to insure that product pricing more closely represents its total environmental footprint. In order to preclude inequalities between states, this should be imposed on the federal level. Kiss those cheap, fast food meals good bye. Both our environment and health would benefit from decreased animal protein consumption.
The voice of agriculture needs to be heard on this blog. Please take a minute to post a comment on this blog and let readers know what the “cow tax” would do to their safe and abundant food supply. If agriculture is forced out of the United States, a foreign country will be producing food for our growing nation. How safe will that be?