Federal NDP wants price cap on grocery staples if government can't convince stores to lower them : canada

LOL

!leafs it's gonna go down like buck a beers did

A few select stores will carry trivial amounts

They very much do. I live in a country with them now and they are absolutely fantastic. Flour, sugar, oil, bananas, root crops, chicken, pork, and bread, eggs and a few other handfuls are all price controlled regardless of where you are shopping or the chain and it works incredibly well. The government buys large amounts of the staples at bulk discounts and sets the price grocery stores are allowed to sell at. You don't have to shop around to find the basics to keep you healthy at a good price - and they ensure everyone has access to nutritious food at a discount.

Last year there was a big kerfuffle over a price increase - see it was the first one in 18 years and the price of bread and pork both increased maybe 5%. It was a big deal and caused a lot of upset for people as their grocery bills had gone up a bit.

Why do you think it doesn't work? It's worked just fine in other countries for decades - and they produce a lot less food than Canada does.

This person refuses to say which magic country they live in, but according to their post history, they live in Cuba. What a paradise lmao.

They are taking failed ideas from Venezuela now

Price controls and expropriation of numerous farmlands and various industries are government policies along with a near-total freeze on any access to foreign currency at reasonable "official" exchange rates. These have resulted in severe shortages in Venezuela and steep price rises of all common goods, including food, water, household products, spare parts, cowtools and medical supplies; forcing many manufacturers to either cut production or close down, with many ultimately abandoning the country as has been the case with several technological firms and most automobile makers.

Stupid commies