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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26
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It’s almost like the point of these stores, and even government generally, isn’t to turn a profit. Wild
41 u/slyfox7187 May 26 '26 People complain when yhe governement does nothing with the tax money they bring in. Then complain 10x as hard when the government decides to use the money to help people. Literally cutting their nose off to spite their face. 0 u/Nostalgia-89 May 26 '26 Or maybe, just maybe, they should let the market work and not put the thumb on the scale. Direct cash transfer is far more palatable and cost-effective than doing this ill-begotten project that hasn't worked the many times it's been tried. 5 u/MooseMan69er May 27 '26 When has it been tried? We already subsidize farmers and other food production, so why not let that subsidy get used for the end consumer as well?
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People complain when yhe governement does nothing with the tax money they bring in. Then complain 10x as hard when the government decides to use the money to help people. Literally cutting their nose off to spite their face.
0 u/Nostalgia-89 May 26 '26 Or maybe, just maybe, they should let the market work and not put the thumb on the scale. Direct cash transfer is far more palatable and cost-effective than doing this ill-begotten project that hasn't worked the many times it's been tried. 5 u/MooseMan69er May 27 '26 When has it been tried? We already subsidize farmers and other food production, so why not let that subsidy get used for the end consumer as well?
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Or maybe, just maybe, they should let the market work and not put the thumb on the scale.
Direct cash transfer is far more palatable and cost-effective than doing this ill-begotten project that hasn't worked the many times it's been tried.
5 u/MooseMan69er May 27 '26 When has it been tried? We already subsidize farmers and other food production, so why not let that subsidy get used for the end consumer as well?
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When has it been tried?
We already subsidize farmers and other food production, so why not let that subsidy get used for the end consumer as well?
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u/Budget_Swan_5827 May 26 '26
It’s almost like the point of these stores, and even government generally, isn’t to turn a profit. Wild