Myth # 29 : " But going vegan is so expensive ."
Myth # 29 : " But going vegan is so expensive ."
Yes , it is true that quite a few politicians in the West have been bought-out by the meat & milk industry ; forcing vegan alternatives to be far more expensive than they could be , and allowing animal products to be far cheaper to buy than to produce . And yet despite this flagrant criminality ( our government officials have been placed in office to serve us in order to make our lives better , not kill us to make their lives better ), it is still cheaper to eat a balanced , vegan diet than a meat & milk-infested one .
As proof , consider the following facts :
* Fact : Vegan staples ( e . g . lentils , beans , rice , quinoa , oats , barley etc .) are as inexpensive as they are nutritious . Once your dietary habit patterns shift ( a biological-psychological process that generally takes just a few weeks ), you will become more efficient in how you use these foods , and the level of your health will increase – along with the size of your bank account .
* Fact : No matter how expensive vegan food might be in your local grocery store , eating vegan will always be cheaper than the hospital bills you will inevitably be asked to pay as a consequence of a diet containing animal products .
* Fact : The prices on your meat & milk-based foods are misleading -- i . e . you are actually paying far more for them than you think . In fact , American taxpayers currently pay almost 40 billion dollars every year to fund the U . S . government ’ s subsidies ( i . e . corporate welfare payments ) to the meat & dairy industry . In fact , there are between $ 2 & $ 3 in additional hidden costs ( taxes , the aforementioned subsidies , health costs , environmental reparative outlays , etc .) that each & every customer inevitably incurs for every $ 1 of animal product they purchase .
Of course , when it gets right down to it , veganism is not about you and your personal wealth anyway . It is about harmonizing your actions with your ethics ... It is about refusing to fund animal cruelty & animal abuse ... It is simply about doing what is Right … And I do realize how important financial matters are to most folks , which is why it gives me such great joy to champion a change to veganism – a change that will actually save you money … while it simultaneously " saves your Soul ".
Current status of this Myth : Quashed Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
" Eating healthy might cost you money , and yet eating unhealthy will cost you your life ." ~ anonymous
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