Progressive Politics

"Animal feed is already tax exempt when harvested or purchased." If I understand this correctly this would help individual farmers and ranchers trying to compete with commercially available feed

There are a few ways to visualize this. Among this is that it can be treated as a "tariff" and how they are passed on to the end consumer. More over consumption taxes (on staples) over burden the working class and more acutely the lower income. You cannot avoid buying food and even a small percentage is felt more heavily if you are pinching pennies as the extra money represents a more significant part of your overall income (think of how a flat tax is unfair).

context on ballotpedia. Looking at it quickly, it seems like this is a tax that big business is already probably not paying, because if you buy it directly from suppliers or otherwise avoid a middle-man (as you would if you had a huge supply chain) it is already exempt. The change appears to have broad agreement from all parties (making food in the US hasn't been the best choice financially in awhile afaik, but we still like having food made locally).