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Agriculture Dept. nominee to push food for poor
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When dairies go out of business, so do the employers, employees and assorted service people (veterinarians, facilities, feed companies, and so on). Truly a ripple effect, and not all of it good.
He wants to get nutritious food to the poor, which is good. However, how much government overhead will go into the program, and how much will those meals actually cost.
If you want to reduce the cost of food and get welfare recipiants working, I have a simple solution. Have the government take those that receive welfare that are able bodied, and have them work the farms at a cost of $0.25/hr. The workers will still receive their welfare checks from the government, along with any other benefit they currently receive. A system can be set up to have other welfare recipiants taking over daycare for those that have kids, and to transport the workers from the city to work sites.
It is a win-win situation. If you don't want to be on welfare working on a farm, then you just have to get a job or cut off your arms.