That could be a great product, if it was done right.
An even better idea would be to hand out that "standard pantry" to people for free when they first sign up for food stamps. Having that initial supply would help a lot with the problem of not having enough money and time to do anything besides "maintaining"[1]. It is a lot easier to justify buying the bulk package of something that is better in the long run when you don't have add "skipping the next two (or more) dinners" to the cost.
[1] a term used in the medium.com url I referenced in my previous comment
An even better idea would be to hand out that "standard pantry" to people for free
I agree. But it's probably very hard to get most poor people to accept that. They could survive (for the most part) on a bag of rice and a bag of beans every month. But instead they use the food stamps to buy 10 ounces of potato chips for $3. You need to solve that problem first.
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That could be a great product, if it was done right.
An even better idea would be to hand out that "standard pantry" to people for free when they first sign up for food stamps. Having that initial supply would help a lot with the problem of not having enough money and time to do anything besides "maintaining"[1]. It is a lot easier to justify buying the bulk package of something that is better in the long run when you don't have add "skipping the next two (or more) dinners" to the cost.
[1] a term used in the medium.com url I referenced in my previous comment
I agree. But it's probably very hard to get most poor people to accept that. They could survive (for the most part) on a bag of rice and a bag of beans every month. But instead they use the food stamps to buy 10 ounces of potato chips for $3. You need to solve that problem first.