"True cost accounting" is the idea that "if the price you paid for a hamburger included factors such as heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide; or the runoff of manure spread on fields from concentrated animal feeding operations; or injuries to workers in slaughterhouses and processing plants; or the poor animal welfare practices in livestock operations. It would certainly be more than US$.99 and would not be part of the value menu."
Working through all their links could take an entire weekend, but by Sunday you'd be an expert on the topic - and never want another $0.99 hamburger... Comments are closed.
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