Asking the gov to proactively shrink or limit animal products is a non-starter because there are just too many (voting) consumers who would be outraged. It would be political suicide. Same for cars. Forcing car owners out of cars would be political suicide as well.
But what I find baffling is there seems to be no chatter about the fact that the US gov gives (millions?) in subsidies to livestock farmers. And Europe gives tax breaks for “commercial” cars (mischaracterized personal cars). If the gov were to end the subsidies, there could be no reasonable complaint that the gov is interfering. Because in fact the gov would be ending their intervention.
There is no mass transit where I live. Hell, there aren’t even any sidewalks in this neighborhood.
The USA would have to make a huge amount of changes before what you’re wanting is viable & I have no idea where to start that process aside from getting rid of the GOP.
Okay but I was just talking about subsidies. I don’t think personal cars are being subsidized in the US, are they? I thought you had to be a truly commercial driver for the most part (taxi or 16-wheeler) to get a tax write-off.