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Is meat so different than other carbon producers like air travel, electronics manufacturing, or others? I think what you are proposing boils down to basic income and carbon taxes if you take it far enough.

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It's the difference between a carbon tax on meat and carbon permits (cap and trade) on meat.

Ahh, yeah it would be more comparable. Though I think a sin tax is more workable that getting a cap on meat legislated.

Meat is at least more complex/interesting in that it can also directly affect things like human health. I see where you're going with this and, yes, reductio ad absurdum it boils down to basic income and carbon taxes, but meat rationing would seem to have a behavior modification component as well that the other two producers you listed don't really have beyond a superficial level.

I have not yet formed an opinion for better or for worse, but thought it key to point out a potential argumentative difference.

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