Quote (juliusjuice @ Jul 6 2010 04:02am)

rediculous. first off ive been a vege for 16 something years and am in perfect health. vege diet is by far superior to a diet with meat for the reasons give previously, the fact that you stretch so far to reject them shows you are biased and denying the facts. lol at the part about how "cows have fun". have you seen how we raise our chickens or pigs? it is not natural, it is immoral and it is causing serious health problems. you can eat all the meat you want to but at least acknowledge these simple truths about where it comes from and the harm it causes. i dont want my 12 year old developing breasts from the rBGH in the milk, which btw is banned in canada, new zealand and most of europe. you body creates the amino acids (protein) you need to survive, just like a cows body does from eating grass.

meat does not make us money.

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In 2009, more than 526,290 workers were employed in the meat and poultry packing and processing industries. Their combined salaries total more than $19 billion.
Through its production and distribution linkages, the meat and poultry industry impacts firms in all 509 sectors of the U.S. economy, in every state and every congressional district in the country.
In all, companies involved in meat production, along with their suppliers, distributors, retailers and ancillary industries employ 6.2 million people in the U.S. with jobs that total $200 billion in wages.
Through direct taxes paid, these companies and their employees provide $81.2 billion in revenues to federal, state and local governments. The consumption of meat and poultry generates $2.4 billion in state sales taxes.
The meat and poultry industry’s economic ripple effect generates $864.2 billion annually to the U.S. economy, or roughly 6% of the entire GDP.
In 2008, meat and poultry industry sales totaled $159.6 billion, up $9 billion from 2007.
http://www.meatami.com/ht/d/sp/i/47465/pid/47465

Quote (Kayo2595 @ Jul 6 2010 09:01am)

OH meat doesnt make us money

Quote (juliusjuice @ Jul 6 2010 12:42pm)

ok now add in the figures for where the money comes from. ofc people spend money on food. to say that if we stop eating meat that it would cost us millions of dollars is false. it costs the industry, while the average joe saves money.

Quote (Kayo2595 @ Jul 6 2010 12:49pm)

ok what happens if we all stop eating vegetables?
same fucking thing retard
the farm industry losses money and the "average joe" saves it
it a market system not a fucking charity

Quote (juliusjuice @ Jul 6 2010 11:42am)

ok now add in the figures for where the money comes from. ofc people spend money on food. to say that if we stop eating meat that it would cost us millions of dollars is false. it costs the industry, while the average joe saves money.

Quote (Aisu_aS @ Jul 6 2010 06:12pm)

It may not cost us money to stop eating meat, but are you going to employ the 6+ million workers that would loose their jobs?

Quote (juliusjuice @ Jul 6 2010 06:24pm)

that is not a valid arguement. even if it was i would unemploy 6 million to feed the 1,000 million that are starving.

Quote (Aisu_aS @ Jul 6 2010 06:28pm)

Lol. Taking 6+million jobs away isn't a valid argument? Going to need an explanation on this. Also until the USA fixes its own homeless/hunger problem i see no reason for funding to go to other countries.