lautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years agoGrowing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizenswww.thestar.comexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkGrowing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizenswww.thestar.comlautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoIs it? Isn’t the goal is to have 100% of people fed by food banks? The complete abolition of commoditized foods?
minus-squareKISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoFood banks are privately organised and staffed by volunteers. They’re a patch that tries to barely cover the gaping hole in tax-funded welfare for the citizens.
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYeah, they should be funded by tax dollars.
Is it?
Isn’t the goal is to have 100% of people fed by food banks? The complete abolition of commoditized foods?
Food banks are privately organised and staffed by volunteers.
They’re a patch that tries to barely cover the gaping hole in tax-funded welfare for the citizens.
Yeah, they should be funded by tax dollars.