grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.cagrte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago Who pays for it? Everybody, through better taxation. The issues come from the food supply chain charging more and more to increase profits I was imagining the government paying close to the stores cost.
minus-squarestealth_cookies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo mandate the grocery stores to not take a profit on the items the government subsidizes or have a crown corporation grocery store?
minus-squarem0darn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe first option, stores can only charge the program a small percentage more than what they paid for the item.
Everybody, through better taxation.
I was imagining the government paying close to the stores cost.
So mandate the grocery stores to not take a profit on the items the government subsidizes or have a crown corporation grocery store?
The first option, stores can only charge the program a small percentage more than what they paid for the item.