mike wrote:Bootstrap wrote:Suppose you did the same thing in health care. It would be the single payer healthcare system with limited benefits, right?
Suppose one would advocate for freedom of choice in public education, like we currently have with the SNAP program. It would look like a voucher system, right?
Absolutely. And personally, I would love to see that in education. You could also imagine a program that is more like the real Blue Apron program, letting private businesses ship boxes that would be eligible for SNAP benefits. Wouldn't Aldi, Walmart, and Amazon be able to do this as cheaply as the U.S. Government? And perhaps they could also allow families to choose - for instance, the two Syrian refugee families we work with might choose very different - and healthier - options than many American families. Why do we want the government to compete with private industry on this front?
For that matter, suppose Mike's store were to find a way to provide similar boxes at the required price, any reason he shouldn't be allowed in the game?
Is it important to have shelf-stable things in the boxes? We get a box of fresh vegetables every week from
https://ungradedproduce.com, which rescues the vegetables that don't look quite pretty enough for the shelf at the store. Any reason that kind of thing should be excluded?
mike wrote:An interesting discussion. It is truly fascinating where people advocate for freedom and where they advocate for increased government control.
You need a little of each, I think. And for any particular kind of program, the devil is in the details.
Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?