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Buckeyeblue

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2. And there is the downstream impacts to stores and suppliers

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Apr 16, 2023, 09:23 PM

Apr 2023

I think $1 in food assistance created like a $1.50 in downstream revenue. Food assistance doesn't just help those in need but it helps the grocery stores and their suppliers as well.

I can't imagine a policy that denies the hungry food being good for anyone.

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