Now I understand why the left condemned meat for so many years: so as to justify this tax.
Well Duh! I’ve been saying for years that the enviro war on meat is a keystone of the collectivists work to destroy the west. It can be hit from their end from any number of angles, wealth inequality, environmental, unfairness to other countries, control of populations, medical racket, etc...
If you want to turn a nation of strong independent innovators into serfs, diet is a prime place to start.