Context : I'm in the UK. Every small village had a shop, but not now. A lot have been priced out by the arrival of big chains.
Situation described in the OP would kill off many more here - a few large families no longer buying lunchbox stuff would tip the balance too far.
How is this even a serious debate in the richest nation that has ever existed?
I went to elementary school in Sweden from 1991 to 2000. At no point in that time nor since has included school lunch been seriously contested here. It would be like, not including indoor heating or toilet paper.
You mean their Rx drugs that they can barely afford? Insulin. Blood pressure medication. Asthma medication. They all cost $$. Or maybe they can pay their utilities. Or make a car repair. Or fix the hole in the roof.
this is why universality is the way to go. it feels surprising every time it happens but truly it happens every time! it only feels like a surprise because we rarely bother to do it
I think about this blog post all the time. Direct public provision of goods drives costs down, while a public subsidy will be captured as rent by the seller if supply is inelastic, leaving the beneficiary no better off.
Never forget that every grocery chain will do everything in their power to ensure the economy is garbage, because that's how people who run grocery companies get bonuses. Best bonuses for Kroger were in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse. It's why they tend to be so Republican. 🙃
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Situation described in the OP would kill off many more here - a few large families no longer buying lunchbox stuff would tip the balance too far.
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I went to elementary school in Sweden from 1991 to 2000. At no point in that time nor since has included school lunch been seriously contested here. It would be like, not including indoor heating or toilet paper.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00816-8
https://jwmason.org/slackwire/public-options-general-case/
Another one for the list!