Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (Bill Gates) recently said that the United States and Western Europe and other wealthy countries should eat 100 percent synthetic beef. In response, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, said Gates is trying to “completely destroy” the U.S. livestock industry and hurt the U.S. economy.
The billionaire Gates made the remarks in an interview with a reporter for the MIT Technology Review last week. The reporter asked him, “Do you think that plant-based and lab-processed meat can fully address the global demand for protein, including in poor countries? Or do you think it can only be partial, given the love of hamburger Culture and the fact that animal agriculture is such an important part of the global economy?
Gates replied, “I don’t think the poorest 80 countries will consume synthetic meat, but I do think all rich countries should move to 100 percent synthetic beef. People can get used to the difference in taste (of synthetic beef) over Time, and over time (technology) will make (synthetic beef) taste better.”
Gates said he hopes to eventually change people’s behavior with “green premium” Food or use regulations to completely change people’s demand for food. He also believes that currently (synthetic beef) is indeed feasible in middle and upper middle-income countries and regions.
Gates also said it would be politically “challenging” to achieve his goal. He said, “All the regulations say it (the meat) has to be called lab garbage to be sold, and the government doesn’t want us to use the beef label (on synthetic beef).”
In response to Gates’ argument, newly elected Republican U.S. Rep. Hinson of Iowa gave a strong rebuttal Monday (Feb. 16). In addition to attacking Gates for destroying the U.S. livestock industry, she launched an online petition, “Please Leave Our Beef Alone,” calling on people to sign it at handsoffourbeef.com.
Singson said, “Please sign our petition against this radical policy and tell the Democrats: Leave our beef alone!”
Pictured is newly elected Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (D).
Gates’ promotion of synthetic meat aims to reduce methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas produced by grazing animals such as cattle and sheep as they digest pasture. He once admitted that it was politically “unpopular” to tell people “no more cattle,” but for his “environmental cause,” he argued “There is no other way but to eliminate livestock”.
According to the analysis, there are currently 726,000 people engaged in beef production and related industries throughout the United States. If Gates’ plan is approved by the U.S. government, the United States will face a massive wave of unemployment in the livestock industry.
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