10 Friday AM Reads
My end-of-week morning reads: • The Real Culprit Behind High Grocery Prices: Rogé Karma: from 2015 to 2019 wages grew about 30 times faster than grocery prices; food now costs about 30% more than in January 2020. City-run stores and price controls would barely dent it. The Kitchen Table Project’s answer is a public option… Read More The post 10 Friday AM Reads appeared first on The Big Picture .
The Real Culprit Behind High Grocery Prices: Rogé Karma explores why grocery prices have surged 30% since January 2020. While wages grew about 30 times faster than food costs between 2015 and 2019, city-run stores and price controls would have little impact on reducing prices. The Kitchen Table Project proposes a public option for food purchasing to address this issue, utilizing existing government procurement for the military and schools.
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