The mayor’s office says it would be the first major U.S. city to enact such a plan.

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    Buses take money.

    So does food from the supermarket. That’s why we give poor people money. We should, IMHO, give them even more. Either way, with that money, they get on the bus.

    Half of the world’s population walk miles for food and water. That’s certainly not a big ask on a bicycle. I commute six miles each way to work on a bike, every day. For millennia, humans roamed hundreds of miles on foot hunting for game. Yet you’re arguing someone today can’t cycle a few miles?? Lordy.

    Delivery is often cheaper than the time and commute, so I’m not sure what you’re arguing there. Amazon offers free delivery, and you can buy every staple you need.

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      Half of the world’s population walk miles for food and water. That’s certainly not a big ask on a bicycle.

      Wow. You’re actually asking poor Americans to live like they’re in third-world countries? I thought America was the richest nation?

      And food delivery is not cheap. That’s just a lie.

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        Wow. You’re actually asking poor Americans to live like they’re in third-world countries? I thought America was the richest nation?

        That’s some spicy classism. Walking and cycling isn’t the domain of the unwashed masses. It’s a clean, healthy source of transport which more cities should encourage. Furthermore, should one choose to use the less healthy and polluting forms of transport, they can: the bus. Using the money they are given for not working at all. They don’t get that in developing nations.

        And food delivery is not cheap. That’s just a lie.

        Amazon.com. Free delivery. Try it out.

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          Expecting people to walk for miles to get water is expecting them to live like a third-world country. And yes, you did say water.

          And you have to pay for Prime for “free” delivery. Which poor people can’t afford.

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            I don’t expect them to walk miles for water. I expect them to take a bus for food. I don’t think you are reading what I’m writing.

            And you have to pay for Prime for “free” delivery. Which poor people can’t afford.

            No you don’t. Prime offers free fast shipping. There’s still free shipping on millions of products without Prime. It just won’t come the same/next day.

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              You literally wrote:

              Half of the world’s population walk miles for food and water. That’s certainly not a big ask on a bicycle.

              So my apologies, you expect them to bike for miles for water. In the world’s richest country.

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      Here was you response to me prior to you deleteing it:

      You cannot use SNAP for bus fare. You also cannot get delivery using SNAP

      This is a good argument for giving people money, not food stamps.

      You’re asking people, in America a supposedly developed nation, to do the same things people in developing nations have to do to get food.

      I don’t get this revulsion to walking. Most people walk every day for commutes, food, and errands. Walking does not mean your life is irredeemably terrible. In fact, data shows you will live longer and be happier. Ditto for cycling.

      You live in a little town far away from civilisation. I think it’s unreasonable to expect city amenities in such places. There’s no logistical way to get supermarkets close to every home. Not when people have built homes so far away from everyone else.

      And my response: No one is asking for supermarkets near their home. But a grocery store that’s reasonably priced is well within the realm of possible. You’re literally blaming people for where they live, even though they can’t afford to move. These aren’t new builds. These are generational homes. The people who built them are long dead and their grandkids or great grandkids now live in the same house because they are too poor to live elsewhere. My town has a pop of over 10k. It’s reasonable to expect a grocery store or 3, or even a supermarket, to be there. And I’ve explained in another comment why there isn’t. No one is against walking, but as I said in my other comment to you, I’d have to bike over 2hrs to the nearest grocery store, walking? It’d take me 8hrs. It is not reasonable to expect anyone to walk 8hrs to the nearest grocery store. (And yes, I Google mapped it so I’m not just talking out my ass.) I’m honestly just so flabbergasted that people blame others for where they live like they have a choice when they can’t even afford a car.

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        The part about not being able to use SNAP for delivery isn’t even true. I’m on food stamps; I can get delivery from Walmart, Instacart, most local grocers and more. As long as I’m only getting food stamp eligible items, I don’t have to use any real cash.

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          Has to depend on state then, even though I know it’s a federal subsidy, because I’m also on food stamps and cannot order delivery. Not when I lived in the city, and not now in the town I live in.

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      If you’re in favor of programs like helping people pay for food why are you so opposed to the city opening a grocery store?

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      You cannot use SNAP for bus fare. You also cannot get delivery using SNAP, besides Amazon, and you have to have a Whole Foods near you. The closest one for me, as an example, is in another state 3hrs away. So Amazon won’t deliver to me. There’s actually no bud where I live, so that’s out. And I just looked it up, it’d take me over 2hrs to bike to the nearest grocery store, and I’d have to do it on a highway. Oh and on top of that, I’d have to bring my toddlers.

      Your points are great, if you live in a city. But most food deserts are in smaller rural towns. You’re asking people, in America a supposedly developed nation, to do the same things people in developing nations have to do to get food. It’s kinda ass backwards don’t ya think? That the “richest” nation is telling their population to live like some of the poorest nations.

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        You cannot use SNAP for bus fare. You also cannot get delivery using SNAP

        This is a good argument for giving people money, not food stamps.

        You’re asking people, in America a supposedly developed nation, to do the same things people in developing nations have to do to get food.

        I don’t get this revulsion to walking. Most people walk every day for commutes, food, and errands. Walking does not mean your life is irredeemably terrible. In fact, data shows you will live longer and be happier. Ditto for cycling.

        You live in a little town far away from civilisation. I think it’s unreasonable to expect city amenities in such places. There’s no logistical way to get supermarkets close to every home. Not when people have built homes so far away from everyone else.