I'm thrilled to see that you're cognizant of how it relates on a personal level. I'll add that I think cutting back on meat represents <0.01% of the amount of cutbacks it would take.

There would be comedic irony at least. Can you imagine how great the protest from the "health foods" crowd would be once organic farming is abolished due to its cost-ineffectiveness and carbon footprint? Combine this with about million other equal-to-greater problems, and you get some sense as to why the problem just will not be solved by economic cutbacks.