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[-] tal@lemmy.today 39 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Florida state Rep. Tyler Sirois, the Republican who introduced a similar bill, HB 1071, told Politico that his major motivation is protecting the cattle industry. “Farming and cattle are incredibly important industries to Florida,” Sirois stated, adding, "So I think this is a very relevant discussion for our state to have.”

I don't agree with him on the policy, but I'll give him this: that's more honest than most people advocating for creating protectionist barriers to protect incumbent food producers that I've seen.

Usually there's something about how it's potentially deadly or maybe waving around "concerns" about whether there'd be food security in a global famine or something.

[-] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

It's also a very stupid take. If that's what he thinks, then he should finance farms that transition from growing animals to growing whatever is needed in this more modern and civilised world, like high protein legumes and that sort of stuff used in producing new generation foods.

[-] eatthecake@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

He also thinks it's an affront to nature and creation that could lead to cloning, so yeah..

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 8 points 8 months ago

Wow that's extremely anti capitalist and still sucks ass

Bravo to this guy, sucking in exactly all ways

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

By this logic, Florida should criminalize cars to protect the carriage industry

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