The ninety-nine-cent price of a fast-food hamburger simply doesn't take account of that meal's true cost-to soil, oil, public health, the public purse, etc., costs which are never charged directly to the consumer but, indirectly and invisibly, to the taxpayer {in the form of subsidies}, the health care system {in the form of food-borne illnesses and obesity}, and the environment {in the form of pollution}, not to mention the welfare of the workers in the feedlot and the slaughterhouse and the welfare of the animals themselves.
( Michael Pollan )
[ The Omnivore's Dilemma: A ]
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