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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

8,3 million households, $5 billion in annual sales, $1 billion in subsidies. Count me in.

That's half the Canada's total households. So $2 billions in subsidies can lower the grocery prices by 23.7% for every single Canadian and allow those 23.7% of savings back into the economy. Mind blowing when you think about it.

As far as Avi Lewis, he's not planning to use military budget, but instead tax the 1% pedophile class that has been robbing Canadians blind for decades.

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Like I guess its cool if its possible, I mean it would be fantastic, but I have some questions and some doubts.

Where is the margin appearing, if grocery store profits in Canada are mainly due to real estate and their owned REITS then where are the savings coming from? How do we even know the government can do a better job?

Another question is how if theyre paying union wage, which they would as a left leaning policy, where do the efficiencies and low prices come from. If the person person buying food makes minimum wage as a pizza maker or walmart greeter is he subsidizing a union wage for someone providing him food?