Idk.. I feel some type of way about seeing all this food thrown out, even if it is perishable..

Call me a socialist/commie/whatever, I really could care less about teams in the political world theater at this point, but I really feel states should have some kind of state-funded program in agreement with certain places, who purposefully over-produce a certain amount of food. They could collect, re-seal and date the product on the back so you know if it’s safe to distribute or not (they are also protected from law suits via the good samaritan act), and could have centers where the food could be redistributed that next morning. This would also create new jobs.

If certain places have funding to allocate towards heavy drug use, distribution of new needles, narcon, and even heroin if used in controlled centers with doctors (which I’m all for and think is actually a great thing and studies do show it leads to more people becoming sober, as well as prevents deaths by allowing people to use in a safe environment. It gives addicts access to help whenever it’s needed medically or if they decided it’s time for a change of lifestyle, help of all forms is available 247 in those centers), why can’t we fund a state-run food collection service for companies that purposefully over-produce food?

It’s honestly not like it would mess with the money the business makes - most, if not all people who could afford it would go to the business and pay for it fresh just as they did before and wouldn’t have the time to wait at a center to get the food, especially if they’re tryna get a donut before work. And we all know in the end, there’s money for such programs.

This is kinda fucked up.