How to Avoid the 1040

Published by PETA Staff.
1 min read

 

Tax Meat

 

Every year on tax day, I do two things:

  1. Drag out the process of filling in my 1040 by surfing the Internet looking for tax day deals.
  2. End up fuming because the only things anyone ever offers are cheap burgers and free tacos, and my 1040 still sits on my desk waiting to be filled out.

This year, instead of searching for (non-existent) free or cheap vegan grub, I’m procrastinating by contacting my Congressional representatives and asking them to tax meat (instead of me). There’s already an excise tax on things like gas, tobacco, and alcohol, so why not meat?

As the number one cause of climate change and a contributing factor to the high rates of obesity in America, animal products that hurt our health and our environment (not to mention animals) should be outlawed. That probably won’t happen, but a tax on meat would at least help cover the health and environmental costs that result from raising and killing animals for food—and (hopefully) it would encourage companies to give away 35-cent veggie burgers and free vegan tacos next year on April 15.

Now, what to do about filling out that 1040 sooner?

Written by Shawna Flavell

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