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Food assistance in the current state is problematic. It reinforces a tiered system for a basic right - sustanance. Better to transition farm subsidies and existing food subsidies so they are tied to an affordable, safe, nutritious, and responsible food system.
Cash cropping: minimize subsidies for production based on non-food manufactured goods to drive food incentives.
Food assistance: increase existing food subsidies and add in food assistance budget with targets on affordable crops to drive food prices down
Imports: increase tax credits for retailers that source target percentage of local products (within state/region) to reduce transport and tarrifs that increase food costs.
Packaged goods: extend tax credits to producters that source local, use renewable energy, and direct marketing dollars to healthy eating and purchases over branding spend on stadiums and entertainment.
Cross-border: strengthen food trades under an umbrella food program and policy to extend food security and affordability within the zone - e.g. US, Mexico, Canada - allowing for flattening of costs and pricing.
Regulations: enforce and improve consistent food safety that drives corporate behavior and investment to mitigate pathogens and promotes responsible farming and husbandry creating a single tier over typical commercial farming, organic, non-gmo systems.
Food assistance in the current state is problematic. It reinforces a tiered system for a basic right - sustanance. Better to transition farm subsidies and existing food subsidies so they are tied to an affordable, safe, nutritious, and responsible food system.
Treat food like health care.