Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoFood too expensive? It’s time for public grocery storesbriarpatchmagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down10 cross-posted to: socialism@beehaw.orgfood@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkFood too expensive? It’s time for public grocery storesbriarpatchmagazine.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square60linkfedilink cross-posted to: socialism@beehaw.orgfood@slrpnk.net
minus-squareOCTADE@soc.octade.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago@TORFdot0@lemmy.world The school cafeterias could remain open 24/7 for everyone. Sure, taxes would go up about 50% or so, but free sloppy joes would be well worth it, amirite?
minus-squaresocialsecurity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOur society lacks sufficient trust to have something work like this. Also, there certainly going to be negative externalities when mixing kids with the poor. I doubt anyone would sign on this security wise. Schools are already border line prison conditions in the US.
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The school cafeterias could remain open 24/7 for everyone. Sure, taxes would go up about 50% or so, but free sloppy joes would be well worth it, amirite?
Our society lacks sufficient trust to have something work like this.
Also, there certainly going to be negative externalities when mixing kids with the poor.
I doubt anyone would sign on this security wise. Schools are already border line prison conditions in the US.