Generally, people in richer companies eat more meat because wealthier governments subsidize different meat industries in order to keep the prices of meat products lower. In fact, meat and dairy industries in the U.S. receive $38 billion in subsidies annually from the government (https://ffacoalition.org/articles/factory-farming-subsidies/) This means that for most families, eating meat is often cheaper than eating vegetarian foods. Unfortunately, large amounts of meat consumption also can have a negative impact on the environment, because of the large amounts of energy and water that are needed to raise animals on farms so they can be eaten.
