On: Moving Forward on Basic Income

[naasking]

> Why would it be better for the government to provide this than the existing food distribution and supply chain?

It probably isn't, but one possibility is that the government would be such a huge customer, that they have significant negotiating power. Per-unit costs would consequently be much lower.

[the_watcher → naasking]

> Per-unit costs would consequently be much lower.

The government is notoriously bad at this.

[todd8 → naasking]

Yeah, just like the military spending $600 on a toilet seat. The problem is that spending other people's money is easy.