@lautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 month 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-square47fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1211arrow-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.com@lautan@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 month agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
minus-square@delirious_owllink5•edit-21 month agoIs it? Isn’t the goal is to have 100% of people fed by food banks? The complete abolition of commoditized foods?
minus-square@KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•1 month 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.
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.