Why are we even considering for a moment that it’s a serious idea that a month’s worth of canned food can be delivered for a lower cost than granting people electronic cash?
That seem stupid and disqualifying on its face. Case closed. Forget what’s in the box. The box alone costs more than an EBT.
I mean, we also have zero additional trucking capacity available for these food box deliveries. So even if we throw out the cost issue AND set aside the “duh, this is mean and won’t work for people” issue, YOU LITERALLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE TRUCKS TO DO THIS JOB.
It’s not the sort of thing political junkies, or anyone else for that matter, pays attention to. But shipping industry people will tell you we’re in the middle of a gigantic trucking shortage right now.
Can we outsource this? Hmm. I need a system to distribute canned food everywhere in the country. Is anyone already doing this, such that I can piggyback on their effort?
Yes! Grocery stores! All we need to do is give SNAP recipients the means to shop there, and… waitaminute...
Yes! Grocery stores! All we need to do is give SNAP recipients the means to shop there, and… waitaminute...
