Like do our grocery essentials really differ enough to justify that everyone take their own car to a grocery store? Like I thought during the pandemic there should be centralized food deliveries, but in retrospect there should just be centralized food deliveries.

  • Foolio [any]
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    2 years ago

    As for the wealthy, food stamps/EBT don’t cover luxury items, so they can still buy whatever they like.

    Yes they can. It's a prepaid debit card. Rich people could load a cart full of fancy cheeses and charcuterie if they wanted (which is what I would do lol). You can even buy hot food like pizza or chicken with it in some states.

    That's why it's such a good idea. Food is cheap as hell thanks to technology and the food supply in the US is basically state planned anyway. This would be a great way to boost budgets and let people buy nicer quality stuff as well, and increase demand for fresh produce. Just give people a stipend and open up more grocery stores if needed.