Everybody Has A Right To Food

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Using the word "market" in its economic sense, we should create a markets (of shops, supermarkets, farmers markets, etc.) where the prices of food meet the "ability to spend" of the poor people of the Central Market area (if they are the poorest in the city). Healthy ideas could be subsidized more than less healthy items. The effect of lower prices in this part of the City would benefit other parts of the City by depressing food prices. In Shanghai the modern part of the City is intertwined with the historical poorer part. Hence, all people of the City can eat poor or eat more affluently. We should have a similar model in mind for San Francisco. Markets for poor people (and, indeed, poor people) are good for the City in their economic contribution, just by being here. However, individual businesses wouldn't probably agree. They want higher prices. Government would not necessarily agree either. They want profitable businesses.