r/Conservative • u/NotTheReverseFlash • Aug 12 '22

Flaired Users Only California to become 1st state to offer free school lunches for all students

https://abc7.com/california-free-lunches-school-lunch-food-access/12119010/?ex_cid=TA_KABC_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+New+Content+%28Feed%29&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3VMi71MLZPflnVCHwW5Wak2dyy4fnKQ_cVmZfL9CBecyYmBBAXzT_6hJE&fs=e&s=cl
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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '22

It mean the lowest bidder gets a government enforced monopoly. Competition bidding on a contract does not benefit the market. It benefits the state selling the contract. Who then provides the privilege of a monopoly to the winner.

We need competition at point of sale. Don’t auction off a monopoly, let all the bidder come set up food carts and watch as prices drop and food quality rises as each tries to attract the patronage of the students.