This sounds like UBI with extra steps.
Still trending positive though.
This sounds like UBI with extra steps.
Still trending positive though.
Make the coupons be for a specific generic item: 2l 2% milk or 2lbs ground grade-A beef or 300g medium cheddar with no restrictions on brand name.
J random wanderer gets a deck of cards each month based on dependents and dietary needs.
Then guarantee a purchase of these coupons for the first supplier who can guarantee stock to redeem all coupons at that price, lowering the price by 1% every time 2 organizations submit RFQs.
And now we have single-buyer reverse monopoly for food like we do for public healthcare.
reverse monopoly
Like, a monopsony?
Absolutely not.
We should be funding food banks, not enriching the Weston's.
Food banks are not the solution. They're a sparse but redundant supply chain. Just tax it back.
Non paywall article link?
I don't think National Observer is paywalled or at least I haven't encountered it.
"This is not a food supply issue, this is an income-based issue,"
It's the same coin no matter which side you look at it. If there was a greater supply of food, you would't need such a high income to afford it.
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